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Humayun Azad

April 28, 1947 –August 12, 2004

Researcher, Linguist, Poet, Teacher

Lived 57 years

Born in
Munshiganj District
Passed away in
Munich

Humayun Azad (Bengali: হুমায়ুন আজাদ, pronounced [humai̯un ad͡ʒad̪] ; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, essayist, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than 70 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 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun_Azad