Rabiul Hussain

Rabiul Hussain was a Bangladeshi poet and architect. He was one of the trustees of the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2009 for poetry. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2018.

Early life

Rabiul was born on 31 January 1943 in Ratidanga village of Shailkupa Thana in Jhenaidah Subdivision. He grew up in Kushtia. He completed his secondary education from Kushtia Muslim High School and higher secondary education from Kushtia College. He was later admitted to the then East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology. In 1968, he obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture from the same university.

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