Abdul Ghani Hazari

Bangladeshi poet and journalist

Abdul Ghani Hazari
Born	(1921-01-12)12 January 1921 Nayagram village, Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1976
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	Calcutta University
Occupation(s)	Poet, journalist

Abdul Ghani Hazari (12 January 1921 – 1976) was a Bangladeshi poet and journalist.^[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1990.

Education and career

Hazari got his bachelor's in Philosophy from Calcutta University in 1944. He started his journalistic career in 1947 when he joined Alodan, a weekly magazine published from Kolkata, as an editor.^[1]

Works

Samanya Dhan (1959)
Katipay Amlar Stri (1965)
Suryer Sindi (1965)
Jagrata Pradip (1970)
Svarnagardabh (1964)
Froider Manahsamiksa (1975)
Kalpenchar Diary (1976)^[1]

Awards

UNESCO Award (1964)
Bangla Academy Literary Award (1972)
Ekushey Padak (1990)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Hazari, Abdul Ghani". In Islam, Sirajul; Zaman, Badiuz (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.