Habibullah Siraji

Habibullah Sirajee (born 31 December 1948) is a Bangladeshi poet.[1][2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature.[4] He is serving as the Director General of Bangla Academy since 20 December 2018.[5][6] Sirajee is currently serving as the President of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council).[1]

Habibullah Sirajee
হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী
Director General of Bangla Academy
Assumed office
20 December 2018
Preceded byShamsuzzaman Khan
Personal details
Born (1948-12-31) 31 December 1948
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPoet, engineer

Awards
  • Jessore Sahittya Parishad Award (1987)[1]
  • Alaol Literary Award (1989)
  • Bangla Academy Literary Award (1991)
  • Bishinu Dey Award (2007)
  • Rupashi Bangla Award (2010)
  • Kabitalap Literary Award (2010)
  • Mahadiganta Award (2011)
  • Bangabandhu Award (2013)
  • Poet Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award (2016)[7]
  • Ekushey Padak (2016)

References
  1. "HABIBULLAH SIRAJEE". Write Foundation. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. "Jatiya Kabita Utshab begins tomorrow". The Daily Star. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Poets recite self-penned poems at BSA". New Age. October 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  4. "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. "কবি হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী বাংলা একাডেমির নতুন মহাপরিচালক". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  6. "Poet Habibullah Sirajee new Bangla Academy DG । Bangladesh". RTV Online. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  7. "Hayat Saif receives Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award". The Daily Star. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-14.


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