Rafiq Azad | |
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রফিক আজাদ | |
Born | Rafiqul Islam Khan February 14, 1942 Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | March 12, 2016 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 74)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Poet |
Years active | 1973–2016 |
Known for | Patriotic, romantic and protest poems |
Notable work | Chuniya Amar Arcedia |
Movement | Realism, Modernism, Romanticism |
Awards | Bangla Academy Award, Ekushey Padak |
Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1942 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He was born in Tangail. He wrote over 45 collections of poetry including Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nichae Jiban, Khub Beshi Durea Noy, Khamakaro Bahaman Hey Udar Amiyo Batas and others. He was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Azad was called as one of the most important young poets in the post-Liberation War period.[1]
Azad died in Dhaka, Bangladesh from a stroke on March 12, 2016.[2] He was aged 74.