Ekushey Padak-winning poet Mohammad Rafiq passes away

Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau: Ekushey Padak-winning poet Mohammad Rafiq passes away. On Sunday night, about 9 o'clock, when he was being taken from Barishal to Dhaka for medical care, he passed away. At 80 years old, he was He leaves behind his wife and two sons.

After abruptly becoming unwell at his rural home in Chitli, Bagerhat, on Sunday morning, Kabir was transported to Bagerhat and subsequently to Barishal. At a private clinic in Barishal, several tests revealed a number of health issues, including cardiac issues. Later, physicians suggested that he be sent to Dhaka.

The poet passed away while traveling to Dhaka on Sunday evening with family members in search of better care.

Md. Shibli Hawlader, a teacher at Belayet Hossain Degree College and Kabir's relative, confirmed the details. His body was taken to his Bagerhat village home. There will be a burial. For a very long period, Mohammad Rafiq had been suffering from bodily problems, including old age.

On October 23, 1943, in the Baitpur hamlet of the Bemarta union of the Bagerhat Sadar upazila, poet Mohammad Rafiq was born. The eighth child born to his parents, Shamsuddin Ahmed and Reshatun Nahar, is Mohammad Rafiq. Growing up, Mohammad Rafiq resided in Bagerhat.

He was admitted into the 11th grade in the science department of Notre Dame College in Dhaka after successfully completing matriculation. But later on, he was admitted into Dhaka College's humanities program. He got admitted into the English Department of Rajshahi Government College after graduating from higher secondary school in 1961, where he went on to earn his degree. His M.A. in English Language and Literature from The University of Dhaka was awarded to him in 1967. He graduated with an A. While studying at the university, he became involved in the student movement against the military rule of Pakistan. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pakistani military court. But M. A. He was released for examination. In 1971, he worked first in Sector 1 of the Liberation War and later at Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.

After teaching in different colleges after the Liberation War, he joined the Department of English at Jahangirnagar University. He taught at Jahangirnagar University till June 29, 2009. He received the Ekushey Padak in 2010.

Mohammad Rafiq, known as a thoughtful modern poet, graduated from Khulna Zilla School in 1958. His debut as a poet was in the 1960s. In 1970, his first book of poems, 'Baishakhi Purnima, was published. In 1976, his second book of poetry was published, Dhular Songsare Eai Mati.’

The other notable poetry books of the poet are Kirtinasha (1979), Khola Kavita O Kapila (1983), Gaudiya (1986), Swadeshi Nishwas Tumimoy (1988), Meghe Ebong Kaday (1991), Rupakatha Kingbadanti (1998), Matsya Gandhya (1999), Mati Kisku (2000), Bishkhali Sandhya (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003), Selected Poems (2003)

In addition to poetry, his prose books include The Life of Love (2003), Report of Self-Defense (2001), And The Interval of Memory (2002).