Asad Chowdhury

Asad Chowdhury
Chowdhury in 2010
Chowdhury in 2010
Native name
আসাদ চৌধুরী
Born(1943-02-11)11 February 1943
Ulania, Backergunge District, Dhaka Division, Bengal Province, British India
Died5 October 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPoet
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Notable awards
RelativesAbdul Gaffar Chowdhury

Asad Chowdhury (11 February 1943 – 5 October 2023) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality, journalist, and cultural activist.[1] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2013 and the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987.[2]

  1. ^ "Lily Islam's solo musical soiree". The New Nation. 25 May 2008.
  2. ^ "13 picked for Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 7 February 2013.