Daud Haider
Daud Haider | |
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দাউদ হায়দার | |
 Haider in 2007 | |
| Born | 21 February 1952 |
| Died | 26 April 2025 (aged 73) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and poet |
| Relatives | Makid Haider And Zia Haider (Siblings) |
Daud Haider (21 February 1952 – 26 April 2025) was a Bangladeshi[1] poet who was forced into exile after writing a poem that "insulted" religions, including Islam.[2] American Center, International PEN have described him as a "distinguished poet".[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Haider was born on 21 February 1952 at Dohar of Pabna district.[5]
Career
[edit]His poem style has been described as more focused on "feeling of the masses".[6] He was the literary editor of the Dainik Sambad based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He wrote a poem criticizing religion.[7] He was physically attacked for his works. He was imprisoned by the government of Bangladesh.[3] President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was blamed for forcing him into exile.[8] His ancestral house was destroyed by arson and one of his relatives was killed.[3] He moved to exile in Kolkata, India before moving to Berlin, Germany.[9][10][11]
Personal life and death
[edit]Haider was an atheist.[7]
He died on 26 April 2025, at the age of 73.[12]
Awards
[edit]- "The best poem of Asia" from the London-based Poetry Society award in 1973.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghaas babu of Kolkata". The Indian Express. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "The struggle of memory against oblivion". The Daily Star. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ a b c d Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.; Sontag, Susan; Olsen, Tillie; Olds, Sharon; Kennerly, Karen. "The Case of Daud Haider". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ Ahmed, K. Anis. "Why secular expression is being killed in Bangladesh, one blogger at a time". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "In A Language Reborn". The Indian Express. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Bangla Literature". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ a b "Atheist bloggers flee Bangladesh | Asia". Deutsche Welle. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Another voice is silenced by Islamists". mid-day. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Daud Haider". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Battle for Bangladesh's soul". The Hindu. 2016-04-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ Ahmed, K. Anis (2015-12-09). "Things we don't write: K Anis Ahmed on the murdered writers of Bangladesh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Poet Daud Haider passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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