Habibullah Sirajee
হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office
20 December 2018 – 24 May 2021
Preceded byShamsuzzaman Khan
Succeeded byMohammad Nurul Huda
Personal details
Born(1948-12-31)31 December 1948
Faridpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Died24 May 2021(2021-05-24) (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
  • Abul Hossain Siraji (father)
  • Jahanara Begum (mother)
EducationB.Sc in Engineering
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
OccupationPoet, engineer

Habibullah Sirajee (31 December 1948 – 24 May 2021)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi poet.[4][5][6] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature.[7] He served as the Director General of Bangla Academy from 20 December 2018 until his death.[8][9] Sirajee also served as the President of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council).[4]

Early life and education

Sirajee was born on 31 December 1948 at Rasulpur in Faridpur. He had graduated in BSc. (Engineering) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1970. [10]

Awards

  • Jessore Sahitya Parishad Award (1987)[4]
  • Alaol Literary Award (1989)
  • Bangla Academy Literary Award (1991)
  • Bishinu Dey Award (2007)
  • Rupashi Bangla Award (2010)
  • Kabitalap Literary Award (2010)
  • Mahadiganta Award (2011)
  • Bangabandhu Award (2013)
  • Poet Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award (2016)[11]
  • Ekushey Padak (2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Bangla Academy DG on life support - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. ↑ Nation, The New. "Poet Habibullah Siraji no more". The New Nation. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  3. ↑ "হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী আর নেই". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "Habibullah Sirajee". Write Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jatiya Kabita Utshab begins tomorrow". The Daily Star. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Poets recite self-penned poems at BSA". New Age. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ↑ কবি হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী বাংলা একাডেমির নতুন মহাপরিচালক. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Poet Habibullah Sirajee new Bangla Academy DG । Bangladesh". RTV. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Poet Sirajee passes away, The Daily Star, 25 May 2021
  11. ↑ "Hayat Saif receives Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award". The Daily Star. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.


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