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Azizur Rahman (poet)

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Azizur Rahman
Born(1917-01-18)18 January 1917
Died12 September 1978(1978-09-12) (aged 61)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)poet, lyricist
AwardsEkushey Padak (1979)

Azizur Rahman (18 January 1917 – 12 September 1978) was a Bangladeshi poet and lyricist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak posthumously by the People's Republic of Bangladesh in 1979 for his outstanding contribution in Bengali literature.[1][2]

Early life

Rahman was born on 18 January 1917 in the village of Haripur in Kushtia District of the then East Bengal under the British Raj (now Bangladesh) to a Zamindar family.[1] He dropped out of school at his young age and began composing songs for the stage performance of Jatra.[3]

Career

Rahman joined Dhaka Radio Station (now (Bangladesh Betar) as a staff artiste in 1954 and composed a large number Patriotic and Islamic songs for the radio.[4] He served as an editor of juvenile monthly Alapani and also served as the literary-editor of daily Paygam from 1964 to 1970.[1]

Notable works

Songs

  • Palash dhaka kokil daka amar ei desh bhaire (O brother, my palash (a kind of red flower)
  • Karo mane dio na byatha (Don't distress any one)

Literary works

  • Dainosaurer Rajya (1962)
  • Jibjantur Katha (1962)
  • Chhutir Dine (1963)
  • Ei Mati Ei Desh (1970)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rahman, Azizur - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "কবি ও গীতিকার আজিজুর রহমানের জন্মদিন". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "কবি ও গীতিকার আজিজুর রহমান". The Daily Sangram. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "স্ম র ণ : কবি আজিজুর রহমান". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 March 2019.