Ratan Lal Chakraborty
Ratan Lal Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Backergunge District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 1 December 2020 (aged 68–69) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Professor |
Ratan Lal Chakraborty (1951 – 1 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi researcher and historian.
Early life
Ratan Lal Chakraborty was born in 1951 in Patuakhali, then part of East Bengal, Pakistan.[1] His father Suresh Chandra Chakraborty was a schoolteacher by profession.[1]
Career
Ratan Lal Chakraborty edited about 35 research books.[1] Notable among his works are Bangladesher Swadhinata Sangrame Dhaka Bishwavidyalay, The Black August of 1975, and Rajarosh. Until his death, he was serving as the editor of the book History of Dhaka University, published to mark the university's centenary.[1] Throughout his career, he was a professor in the Department of History at both University of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University.
Death
Ratan Lal Chakraborty died of COVID-19 on 1 December 2020 while undergoing treatment at Popular Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.[2] Earlier, on 7 November, he was admitted to the hospital due to diabetes and kidney-related complications.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Historian Ratan Lal Chakraborty dies of coronavirus". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Two former DU professors die of COVID-19". Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.