Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist. He was the recipient of

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 ...

in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976.

Early life and education

Quadir was born in the village of Araisidha in

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to t ...

to Afsaruddin (d. 1973), a jute businessman. 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 The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

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 Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

in 1952. From 1964 to 1970, he was publication officer of the Central Bengali Development Board.

Personal life

Quadir first married Dilruba Begum of Majhipara in

Nabinagar Upazila Nabinagar ( bn, নবীনগর ) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh. Nabinagar Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. Geography Nabinagar is located at . It has 94,871 households and a total ar ...

. She died 3 months later in a

palki Palki ( fa, پلكي, also Romanized as Palkī) is a village in Nakhlestan Rural District (Kerman Province), Nakhlestan Rural District, in the Central District (Kahnuj County), Central District of Kahnuj County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 ...

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

(1963) * Adamjee Literary Award (1967) * Ekushey Padak (1976) * Nazrul Academy Gold Medal (1977) * Comilla Foundation Medal (1977) * Mohammad Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977) * Muktadhara Prize

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quadir, Abdul 1906 births 1984 deaths Bengali Muslims Bengali-language writers 20th-century Bengali poets 20th-century Bengalis Bengali-language poets Bengali male poets Bangladeshi essayists Bangladeshi male poets Bangladeshi journalists 20th-century essayists 20th-century male writers 20th-century Bangladeshi poets Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Adamjee Literary Award 20th-century journalists People from Ashuganj Upazila People from Comilla District