Faiz Ahmad | |
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Born | 2 May 1928 |
Died | 20 February 2012 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | journalist, poet |
Awards |
Bangla Academy Literary Award (1976) Ekushey Padak (1991) |
Faiz Ahmad (2 May 1928 – 20 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi journalist, poet, politician and cultural activist. [1] He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1976 for his contributions in juvenile literature and Ekushey Padak in Journalism category in 1991. [2] [3]
Ahmad was born on 2 May 1928 at Bikrampur in Dhaka District during the time of British Raj to Golam Mustafa Chowdhury and Arjudaya Banu. [3] [4]