Ashraf Siddiqui
March 1, 1927 –March 19, 2020
Poet, Writer
Lived 93 years
- Born in
- Tangail District
Ashraf Siddiqui (1 March 1927 – 19 March 2020) was a Bangladeshi poet, researcher, folklorist, and essayist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1964 and Ekushey Padak in 1988 by the Government of Bangladesh. In 2026, he was posthumously awarded Independence Award, the highest civilian honour of Bangladesh.
Awards: Ekushey Padak, Bangla Academy Literary Award Education: University of Dhaka, Indiana University
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