Ghulam Murshid, érudit et auteur bangladais, est décédé à 84 ans

Le chercheur, auteur et lexicographe bangladais Ghulam Murshid est décédé le 22 août 2024, à l’âge de 84 ans. Ancien élève de l’université de Dhaka, il a apporté des contributions significatives à la littérature et aux études linguistiques bengalies. Sa mort marque la fin d’un chapitre notable dans l’histoire littéraire de la région.

Ghulam Murshid, figure éminente de l’académie et de la littérature bangladaises, est décédé aujourd’hui, le 22 août 2024, à l’âge de 84 ans. Diplômé de l’université de Dhaka, Murshid s’est distingué en tant que chercheur, journaliste et lexicographe, recevant des éloges pour ses travaux sur des icônes littéraires bengalies clés telles que Kazi Nazrul Islam et Rabindranath Tagore.  nnUn de ses principaux accomplissements a été l’édition du Bibartonmulak Bangla Abhidhan en trois volumes, un dictionnaire bangla complet qui retrace deux siècles d’évolution lexicale de la langue. Cette œuvre est le premier dictionnaire de ce type fondé sur des principes historiques.  nnLa carrière de Murshid inclut plusieurs publications marquantes. Il a fait ses débuts avec Vaishnava Padavali Prabeshak en 1968, suivi du Bengali-English-Bengali Dictionary en 1988 et de Lured by Hope: A Biography of Michael Madhusudan Dutt en 2003.  nnSes contributions ont été reconnues par de multiples honneurs : le Bangla Academy Literary Award en 1982, le Prothom Alo Book Award en 2007, le prix littéraire IFIC en 2018, et l’Ekusey Padak pour la langue et la littérature en 2021.  nnRéfléchissant à son dévouement lors d’un discours pour son 80e anniversaire, Murshid a déclaré : « J’ai encore beaucoup de livres à écrire. Je veux travailler jusqu’à mon dernier souffle. »  nnTandis que le décès de Murshid conclut une ère influente dans la littérature bengalie, sa production savante est attendue pour influencer les générations futures de lecteurs et de chercheurs.

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