Abu Jar Md Akkas
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mobile: (+)880-1817-030811
E-mail: ajmakkas «at» ajmakkas «dot» com
Homepage: www.ajmakkas.com
Profile
- About 30 years’ experience in journalism across newsroom positions.
Work
- Deputy editor, New Age, Dhaka. Since Aug. 2015.
- News editor, New Age, Dhaka. Mar. 2010–Aug. 2015.
Education
- M. A., English language, Univ. of Dhaka, 1991–1992.
- B. A., English literature, Univ. of Dhaka, 1988–1991.
Publication
- বাংলা বইয়ে মার্জিনের ধারা (Bāṁlā ba:iẏe mārjinera dhārā), in বোধশব্দ, Bodhshabdo, Paush 1429 BS (Jan. 2023).
- বই-দস্যুতার সামাজিক দিক (Ba:i dasyutāra sāmājika dika), in বই ও পাঠের ভবিষ্যৎ, Nirjhar, Jan. 2023.
- Ed. হরফ বিচার: বাঙ্গালা টাইপ ও কেস: শ্রীঅজরচন্দ্র সরকার (Harapha bicāra: bāṅgālā ṭāipa o kesa: śrīajaracandra sarkāra), Bodhshabdo, Oct. 2022.
- সময়ের ধারায় বাংলার ছাপায় বিরামচিহ্ন (Samaẏera dhārāẏa bāṁlāra chāpāẏa virāmacihna), in বোধশব্দ, Bodhshabdo, Paush 1428 BS (Feb. 2022).
- Comp. & ed. The Stylebook of New Age, Dhaka, Oct. 2004.
- Islam, Serajul (2003) ‘The Holiday’. Banglapedia, 1st ed., pp. 155–156. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ‘Extended Bengali Script: A Survey of Usage’, 24 Oct. 1999. Now hosted as ‘Sources for Nukta-like Objects in Bengali Text’ on Unicode mail list archive.
Conference
Competence
- Writing and editing; proofreading, typesetting; and FreeBSD, Linux and Windows.
Languages
- Bengali (native), English (proficient), Hindi (advanced), French (elementary), Urdu (elementary) and Russian (beginner).
Interests
- Reading, computing, typography and dictionary collecting.
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