Humayun Azad
Bangladeshi author, poet, scholar and linguist.
- Born
- 28 April 1947, Munshiganj District
- Died
- 12 August 2004, aged 57
- Birth name
- হুমায়ুন কবীর
Humayun Azad (28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, essayist, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than 70 titles. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics. In 2012, the government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contributions to Bengali literature.
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