Ahmed Rafiq
Ahmed Rafiq was a Bangladeshi language movement activist, writer and researcher on Rabindranath Tagore and his literature. He achieved Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Tagore Research Institute in Kolkata conferred the Rabindratattacharya title on him in 2011.
Life and career
Rafiq was born on 12 September 1929 to Bengali Muslim parents Abdul Hamid and Rahima Khatun in the village of Shahbazpur in Sarail, then part of the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Bengal Province's Tipperah District. He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1958. He published his book of poems Nirbashita Nayak and book of essays Onek Ronger Akash. He became a fellow of Bangla Academy and lifelong member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.Death
Rafiq died in Dhaka on 2 October 2025, at the age of 96.Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award
- Olokto Literature Award
- Ekushey Padak
- Bangla Academy Rabindra Award
- "Swadesh e Rabindra" from the Tagore Research Institute in Kolkata
Works
Shishuder RabindranathKishorder Rabindranath- ''Nirbachita Rabindranath''