Kazi Kader Newaj (1909–1983) was a

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

i poet. He won

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.

Education and career

Newaj earned his BA Honours in English from

Berhampore College Berhampore College (So renamed in 1975), popularly known as Commerce College, was established in 1963, initially as Raja Krishnath College of Commerce to cater commerce education to students of Murshidabad in particular and the students of adj ...

in 1927 and his master's degree from University of Calcutta in 1929. Newaj published books of poems including ''Maral'' (1936), ''Dadur Baithak'' (1947), ''Nil Kumudi'' (1960), ''Duti Pakhi Duti Tara'' (1966), ''Manidvip'', ''Utala Sandhya'', ''Kaler Hawa'', and ''Maruchandrika''.

Awards

* President's Award *

* Madar Baksh Award

References

1909 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Bangladeshi poets Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Bangladeshi male poets Date of birth missing Date of death missing People from Bardhaman University of Calcutta alumni 20th-century male writers Poets from West Bengal {{Bangladesh-bio-stub