Abdur Rashid Khan (poet)

Poet
Abdur Rashid Khan
আবদুর রশীদ খান
Personal details
Born1 January 1924
West Zafarabad, Chandpur, British Raj
Died1 February 2019
Manchester Memorial Hospital, United States.
Resting placeEnfield Muslim Cemetery in Connecticut, United States.
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Dhaka College
Dhaka Collegiate School
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award

Abdur Rashid Khan (1 January 1924 – 1 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi writer, teacher, essayist and poet. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1977 for his Bengali poetry.[1][2]

Early life

Abdur Rashid Khan was born on 1 January 1924 in West Zafarabad, Chandpur. His father's name is Wise Uddin Khan and mother's name is Kamrun Nesa. He started his education at Raghunathpur Government Primary School and studied at Gridkalindia SE School. After that he passed 7th and 8th class in Dhaka Collegiate School. Jamurki Nawab Sir Abdul Gani of Tangail district passed high school matriculation. He completed his higher secondary from Dhaka College in 1945. He graduated with honors from University of Dhaka in 1949 and MA (postgraduate) degree in 1950. His only son Munim Khan and three daughters. His grandchildren include Zaahin Khan and Mumtaz Khan. He lived in North America from 12 March 2003 until his death.[3][4][5]

Career

Abdur Rashid Khan was a professor at Pabna Edward College from 1951 to 1952 and at Dhaka College from 1952 to 1955. He was the Bengali translator and publication registrar of the Government of Bangladesh from 1955 to 1975 and retired as the director and translator of the Bangladesh Publications Registration Directorate from 1975 to 1983.[2][6]

In school life, his stories and articles were published in school magazines. During his university life, his poems were published in Salimullah Muslim Hall Magazine. He regularly wrote poems and articles in various newspapers and periodicals in Dhaka and Calcutta. His first book of poetry was published in 1952. He has published 60 books of poetry and eight unpublished books of poetry.[3]

Bibliography

  • নতুন কবিতা (1950)
  • নক্ষতা: মানুষ ও সন (1952)
  • বন্দী মুহুর্ত (1959)
  • প্রেমের কবিতা (1959)
  • মহুয়া (1965)
  • বিসৃত প্রহর (1968)
  • অনির্দিষ্ট স্বদেশ (1970)
  • সমস্ত প্রশংসা তাঁর (1980)
  • তিমির হনন (1988)
  • অলৌকিক এক দ্বীপ (1991)
  • আল আমীন (1991)

Awards and honours

Death

Abdur Rashid Khan died on 2 February 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Connecticut, United States. He was buried in Enfield Muslim Cemetery in Connecticut.[6][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winner of Bangla Academy Literary Award". Bangladesh National Portal. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Abdur Rashid Khan". Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Abdur Rashid Khan dies in US". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ দিগন্ত, Daily Nayadiganta-নয়া (25 February 2020). "Remember: Abdur Rashid Khan: The poet we have forgotten". Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "কবি আবদুর রশীদ খান". The Daily Sangram. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Poet Abdur Rashid Khan is buried in the United States". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.