Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud, is a Bangladeshi poet, novelist and short-story writer CollectedEarlier, he was admitted to Ibn Sina on February 9. At the hospital he was placed in the intensive care unit (ICU), under the supervision of Dr Abdul HyeLegendary poet Al Mahmud has died at Ibn Sina Hospital in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud, best known as Al Mahmud, was a poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Al Mahmud is considered to be one of the greatest Bangali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. Al Mahmud had been honoured with the Ekushey Padak, the Bangla Academy Award, and the Kabi Jasim Uddin Award in recognition of his contribution to Bangla literature.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2019 17:48 UTC