List of Bangladeshi poets
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- Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
- Jibanananda DasJibanananda DasJibanananda Das was a noted Bengali poet. He is considered one of the precursors who introduced modernist poetry to Bengali Literature, at a period when it was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore's Romantic poetry....
(1899-1954) - JasimuddinJasimuddinJasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet for his faithful rendition of Bangla folklore in his works...
- Farrukh AhmedFarrukh AhmedFarrukh Ahmad was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District.He was the second son of Syed Hatem Ali and Begum Rawshan. He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939...
(1918-1974) - Ahsan HabibAhsan HabibAhsan Habib was a popular and well-acclaimed Bangladeshi poet and a major literary figure in Bengali culture.-Poems:His first book of poem was Ratri Shesh...
- Abul Hussain (b.1922)
- Sukanta BhattacharyaSukanta BhattacharyaSukanta Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet and playwright. Along with Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, he was one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry, despite the fact that most of his works had been in publication posthumously...
- Shamsur RahmanShamsur RahmanShamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature. He was regarded the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh...
- Hasan Hafizur RahmanHasan Hafizur RahmanHasan Hafizur Rahman became the editor of the Daily Bangla right after the liberation in 1971. He also worked for the government as a high official and edited the book, The Liberation War of Bangladesh, which was published in 16 volumes...
- Abu Zafar ObaidullahAbu Zafar ObaidullahAbu Zafar Obaidullah , a career civil servant by profession, was a first-rank poet of Bangladesh. Two of his long poems, namely, 'Aami-Kingbodontir-Kathaa Bolchi' and 'Bristi O Shahosi Purush-er Jonyo Pranthona' have gained legendary renowence since their first publicaiton in late 1970s.-Life and...
(1934-2001) - Syed Shamsul HuqSyed Shamsul HuqSyed Shamsul Huq is an award-winning Bangladeshi author and poet. he contributed to almost all forms of literature in Bengali language.- References :...
- Abu Hena Mustafa KamalAbu Hena Mustafa KamalAbu Hena Mustafa Kamal was a professor of Bengali literature at Dhaka University and worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 till his death. Along with writing poetry, he wrote some memorable songs...
- Al MahmudAl MahmudMir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud , commonly known as Al Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Poet, novelist, short-story writer. He is considered as one of the greatest Bengali poets emerged from 1950s. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his copious use of regional dialects...
- Shaheed QuaderiShaheed QuaderiShaheed Quaderi is a major contributor of the modern Bengali poetry. Though he published only four books of poetry it is noted that "his tone, alliteration, images and the use of simile made him a unique contributor of Bengali verse."...
- Rafiq AzadRafiq AzadRafiq Azad is a prominent poet of Bengali literature and is the author of 25 collections of poetry including his Collected Poems. He was a freedom fighter in 1971. His poetry reflected his experience of the war. Mr. Azad is currently the Director of National Book Center of Bangladesh...
- Arunabh SarkarArunabh SarkarArunabh Sarkar is a Bangladeshi Poet, Columnist, Literary Editor & a Freedom Fighter.Born at tangail, Bangladesh. He received the Bangla Academy Award, 2009 for Poetry. Bangla Academy Award is the most prestigious and highst Award for Poetry in Bangladesh. Arunabh also received Tangail Sahitya...
(b.1941-) - Sikdar Aminul HaqSikdar Aminul HaqSikdar Aminul Haq, also spelled as Sikder Aminul Haque is a Bangladeshi poet and author of 18 books of poetry. He is a recipient of Bangla Academy Award, 1994 for poetry. It is said that his book Satata Danar Manush brought him into the limelight. Sikdar was a stylist in his livelihood as well as...
(1942-2003) - Nirmalendu GoonNirmalendu GoonNirmalendu Goon is a Bangladeshi poet, and one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.- Early life :...
- Bimal GuhaBimal GuhaBimal Guha is a Bangladeshi poet, and a leading poet of his generation. He appeared on the literary scene of Bangladesh in the seventies of last century...
- Humayun AzadHumayun AzadHumayun Azad was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. He wrote more than seventy titles...
- Abul Hasan (1947-1975)
- Rudro Muhammad Shahidullah
- Abid AzadAbid AzadAbid Azad was an eminent Bangladeshi Poet, critic and a literary editor. Azad was the author of 19 books of poetry including Ghaser Ghatana , Amar Mon Kemon Kore , Banotaruder Marma , and Shiter Rachanabali . - References :...
- Abu Hasan ShahriarAbu Hasan ShahriarAbu Hasan Shahriar is a popular Bangladeshi poet, Literary Editor and a Media personality of Bangladesh.-Poems:* Antaheen Mayabee Bhomon * Obyertha Angul...
- Khondakar Ashraf HossainKhondakar Ashraf HossainKhondakar Ashraf Hossain is one of the leading poets, essayist and translator of Bangladesh. Born in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, in 1950, he was educated at University of Dhaka and Leeds University. He is currently Professor of English at University of Dhaka...
- Tanvir Ratul
- Rezauddin StalinRezauddin StalinRezauddin Stalin is a popular Bangladeshi poet and a television personality of Bangladesh. He teaches at University of Dhaka.He interviewed Raju Alim for Bangladesh Television.He is deputy director of the Nazrul Institute.-Poems:...
- Taslima NasrinTaslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin is a Bengali Bangladeshi ex-doctor turned author who has been living in exile since 1994. From a modest literary profile in the late 1980s, she rose to global fame by the end of the 20th century owing to her feminist views and her criticism of Islam in particular and of religion in...
- Anjan Acharya (Bengali: অঞ্জন আচাযঁ ) ( 1981 - Present )