Habibullah Siraji

Habibullah Sirajee
হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office
20 December 2018 – 24 May 2021
Preceded byShamsuzzaman Khan
Succeeded byMohammad Nurul Huda
Personal details
Born(1948-12-31)31 December 1948
Faridpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Died24 May 2021(2021-05-24) (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationB.Sc in Engineering
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
OccupationPoet, engineer

Habibullah Sirajee (31 December 1948 – 24 May 2021)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi poet.[4][5][6] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature.[7] He served as the director general of Bangla Academy from 20 December 2018 until his death.[8][9] Sirajee also served as the president of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council).[4]

  1. ^ "Bangla Academy DG on life support - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Poet Habibullah Siraji no more". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Habibullah Sirajee". Write Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jatiya Kabita Utshab begins tomorrow". The Daily Star. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Poets recite self-penned poems at BSA". New Age. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ^ কবি হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী বাংলা একাডেমির নতুন মহাপরিচালক. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Poet Habibullah Sirajee new Bangla Academy DG । Bangladesh". RTV. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.