About
Renowned twentieth-century Bengali poet who won a Bangla Academy Award in 1968. His best-known works include Kaler Kalosh, Sonali Kabin, and Mayabi Porda Dule Otho.
Before Fame
He published his first major work, Lok Lokantor, in 1963.
Trivia
During the early 1970s, he was a freedom fighter in the Bangladeshi Liberation War.
Family Life
He married Sayeda Nadira Begum and had a son named Mir Muhammad Monir.
Associated With
He won the Bangla Academy Award three years after author Alauddin Al-Azad received the same honor.
