Makid Haider
Makid Haider | |
|---|---|
মাকিদ হায়দার | |
| Born | 28 September 1947 |
| Died | 10 July 2024 (aged 76) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2019) |
Makid Haider (Bengali: মাকিদ হায়দার; 28 September 1947 – 10 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and recipient of the Bangla Academy Literary Award.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Makid Haider was born on 28 September 1947 in the village of Doharpara in Pabna District, in what was then East Bengal. His father was Hakimuddin Sheikh and his mother was Rahima Khatun.[3] His father Hakimuddin Sheikh was a prominent Zamindar in Pabna Town and would have received the title of Khan Bahadur from the ruling British Raj had the Partition of India been delayed a few years.[4][5] Haider was one of seven sons and seven daughters, as well as the sixth amongst brothers, Rashid Haider, Zia Haider, Daud Haider, Zahid Haider, Abid Haider and Arif Haider had been involved in the literature and culture of the country.[6][7]
Haider died in Dhaka on 10 July 2024, at the age of 76.[8]
Awards
[edit]Haider was one of ten individuals to be awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2019 by the Government of Bangladesh .[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "বাংলা-একাডেমি-সাহিত্য-পুরস্কার-২০১৯-ঘোষণা" (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Bangla Academy picks 10 for literary award". Prothom Alo. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "মাকিদ হায়দার এর ৭০তম জন্মদিন" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir; Pabna (4 September 2012). "A theatre giant recalled". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "In A Language Reborn". The Indian Express. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ চলে গেলেন কবি জিয়া হায়দার. www.sachalayatan.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "জিয়া হায়দারের ৮০তম জন্মদিনে আনন্দ-উৎসব -- উপ-সম্পাদকীয় -- জনকন্ঠ" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Poet Makid Haider passes away". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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