Humayun Azad
1947
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2004
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Bangladesh, British Raj, Pakistan
native language: Bangla
languages spoken, written or signed: Bangla
educated at: University of Edinburgh, University of Dhaka, Dhaka College
occupation: linguist, writer, teacher, poet, researcher
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. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics. In 2012, the government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contributions to Bengali literature. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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