Shahid Qadri, one of the greatest poets of Bengali Literature, has died at a New York hospital on Sunday. He is one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry, who brought a new angle to the Bangladeshi scene by introducing urbanism and a sense of modernity. Qadri received the Ekushey Padak, the highest national award of Bangladesh, in the category of Language and Literature, in 2011. Since her death, Qadri had started writing again and published his fourth book, Amar Chumbongulo Pouche Dao [Deliver my kisses], in 2009. His poems were translated into English by many prominent names in Bengali literary domain– Kabir Chowdhury, Kaiser Haq, and Farida Majid.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 28, 2016 13:57 UTC