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Humayun Azad | |
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| Native name | হুমায়ুন আজাদ |
| Born | Humayun Kabir 28 April 1947 Bikrampur, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 12 August 2004 (aged 57) Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Resting place | Munshiganj |
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| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | B.A., M.A. (Bengali literature) PhD (linguistics) |
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Latifa Kohinoor (m. 1975) |
Humayun Azad (28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, critic, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than sixty titles.[citation needed] He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics.[1] In 2012, the government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contributions to Bengali literature.[2][3][4]
- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক তালিকা – বাংলা একাডেমি. Bangla Academy (in Bengali). 27 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Humayun Azad to get Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "15 personalities receive Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Alamgir, Mohiuddin (14 April 2022). "Whose pen was mightier than sword". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 April 2022.