Abu Rushd


Syed Abu Rushd Matinuddin was a Bangladeshi writer.

Early life and career

Rushd started his career as an English lecturer in Hooghly Mohsin College. He moved to England in 1951 for studying English literature at the Exeter College, Oxford. He later taught English in Kolkata Islamia College, Dhaka College, Chittagong College, Rajshahi College and Jahangirnagar University. He retired from Jahangirnagar University in 1982.

Works

Rushd's first publication was a collection of short stories in 1939. In addition to six novels, he wrote 50 short stories, and a three-volume autobiography. Also, he was adept at translating literary works, both from Bengali to English and English to Bengali, including Shakespeare's poems. Moreover, he was a regular columnist for four Bangladeshi newspapers, writing opinion pieces.
Rushd translated some poems and songs of Lalon to English in 1964.

Novels

Rush was married to Azija Rushd. His brother, Rashid Karim, was a novelist.