Abdul Ghani Hazari (12 January 1921 – 1976) was a Bangladeshi poet and journalist. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

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in 1990.

Education and career

Hazari got his bachelor's in Philosophy from

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in 1944. He started his journalistic career in 1947 when he joined ''Alodan'', a weekly magazine published from

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, as an editor.

Works

* Samanya Dhan (1959) * Katipay Amlar Stri (1965) * Suryer Sindi (1965) * Jagrata Pradip (1970) * Svarnagardabh (1964) * Froider Manahsamiksa (1975) * Kalpenchar Diary (1976)

Awards

* UNESCO Award (1964) *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

(1972) *

(1990)

References

1921 births 1976 deaths Bangladeshi male poets Bangladeshi journalists University of Calcutta alumni Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Date of death missing People from Sujanagar Upazila 20th-century journalists {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub