Belal Chowdhury
Belal Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
বেলাল চৌধুরী | |
 Chowdhury in 2012 | |
| Born | 12 November 1938 |
| Died | 24 April 2018 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Belal Chowdhury (12 November 1938 – 24 April 2018)[1][2][3] was a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984, the Mazharul Islam Poetry Award in 2013 and Ekushey Padak in 2014.[4][5]
Career
Chowdhury served Bharat Bichitra as its editor published from Indian embassy in Dhaka. He was also an editor of the Shaptahik Sandwip published by Rupali Group and Krittibas, a Bengali poetry magazine, edited by Sunil Gangopadhyay.[6]
References
- ^ "Poet Belal Chowdhury dies at 80 after long battle with illness". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Poet Belal Chowdhury passes away". 24 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Poet Belal Chowdhury at ICU". en.newsg24.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা" [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Poet Belal Chowdhury's health condition improves: family". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2017-08-28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-01-06.