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
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 ...
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
* 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 ...
(1963)
* Adamjee Literary Award Adamjee Literary Award, also known as Adamjee Prize, is a literary award bestowed by the government of Pakistan. It is presented by the president. The award seeks to recognize those people who have made "meritorious contribution" to the literature ...
(1967)
* 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 ...
(1976)
* Nazrul Academy Gold Medal (1977)
* Comilla Foundation Medal (1977)
* Mohammad Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977)
* Muktadhara Prize
References
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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