Amir Hamza (poet)

Amir Hamza
Born(1931-05-03)3 May 1931
Barishaat, Sreepur, Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died23 January 2019(2019-01-23) (aged 87)
OccupationPoet
LanguageBangla
NationalityBritish Indian (1931–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1971)
Bangladeshi (1971–2019)
Notable works
  • Bagher Thaba (2018)
  • Prithibir Manchitre Ekti Mujib Tumi (2021)
Notable awardsIndependence Award (revoked)[1]

Amir Hamza (3 May 1931 – 23 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, [a] freedom fighter,[2] and convicted murderer.[3][4] In recognition of his contribution to literature, he was posthumously awarded the highest civilian medal of Bangladesh, the Independence Award in 2022, which was later reverted on 18 March 2022.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Amir Hamza dropped from Independence Award". New Age. 18 March 2022.
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  3. ^ "Swadhinata Padak recipient Amir Hamza was a convicted felon". The Business Standard. 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ রহমান, আজিবর (2022-03-18). বর্শা দিয়ে শাহাদতের বুকে আঘাত করেন আমির হামজা: প্রত্যক্ষদর্শীর বয়ান [Amir Hamza hit Shahadat on the chest with a spear: eyewitness statement]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. ^ "Amir Hamza dropped from Independence Award list". Daily Sun. 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ আমির হামজাকে বাদ দিয়ে স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারের নতুন তালিকা. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.


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