Mohammad Barkatullah (2 March 1898 – 2 November 1974) was a Bangladeshi writer. Barkatullah was born at village Ghorashal under Shahjadpur which was belong to Pabna district at that time. Life Barkatullah was a deputy secretary of education department of East Pakistan, later Bangladesh. Writing career In Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia), he praised the thinking of the Mutazilites in the eighth century, and described the literary, philosophical, and scientific advancements made possible over the succeeding four centuries by their independent spirit. Barkatullah's literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh. Books Parasya Pratibha (The Talents of Persia) (1924 and 1932) Manuser Dharma (1934) Karbala O Imam Bangser Itihas (1957) Nabigrha Sangbad, Makka Khanda (1960) Naya Jatir Srasta Hazrat Muhammad (1963) Hazrat Osman (1968) Bangla Sahitye Muslim Dhara (1969) Awards Bangla Academy Literary Award (1960) Daud Prize (1960) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1962) President's Award (1970) References Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986). Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards. 1898 births 1974 deaths Bengali writers Bengali-language writers Bangladeshi non-fiction writers Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz 20th-century non-fiction writers People from Pabna District