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(Redirected from Abdul Kadir (Poet)) Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist For other people with the same name, see Abdul Qadir.
Abdul Quadir
Born(1906-06-01)1 June 1906
Araisidha, Brahmanbaria, Tipperah district, Eastern Bengal and Assam
Died19 December 1984(1984-12-19) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Poet, journalist
Awardsfull list

Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976.

Early life and education

Abdul Quadir was born in the village of Araisidha in Comilla District to Afsaruddin (d. 1973), a jute businessman. Abdul Quadir's mother died of cholera when he was 2 years old. He first studied at Bazar Chartola Madrasa, which was moved to Araisidha in 1932 and later named as Araisidha Kamil Madrasa. He passed the matriculation from Annada Model High School in Brahmanbaria in 1923. In 1925, he passed the ISc from Dhaka Intermediate College. He then enrolled at the University of Dhaka.

Career

Abdul Quadir published and edited the monthly Jayati during 1930–1933. He served in various posts at the Saptahik Nabashakti (1934), Jugantar (1938), Dainik Nabajug (1941), Banglar Katha, weekly Mohammadi (1946) and weekly Paigam (1947-52). He returned to Dhaka in 1952. From 1964 to 1970, he was publication officer of the Central Bengali Development Board.  

Personal life

Abdul Quadir first married Dilruba Begum of Majhipara in Nabinagar Upazila. She died 3 months later in a palki accident. Later he married Nargis, a daughter of the communist activist Muzaffar Ahmed.

Works

  • Dilruba (1933)
  • Uttar Basanta (1967)
  • Kavi Nazrul (1970)
  • Kazi Abdul Wadud (1976)
  • Yugakavi Nazrul (1986)
  • Chhanda Samiksan (1979)
  • Bangla Chhander Itibrtta (1985)

Awards

References

  1. ^ Sirajul Islam (2012). "Quadir, Abdul". In Sirajul Islam; Haq, Mahbubul (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Kom Chena Boro Manush: Abdul Quadir". The Daily Star. 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Remembering Abdul Quadir: Life and Anecdotes". The Daily Star. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
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