Fazal Shahabuddin

Fazal Shahabuddin (4 February 1936 – 9 February 2014) was a Bangladeshi poet and journalist.^[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 and Ekushey Padak in 1988.^[2][3]

Fazal Shahabuddin
Shahabuddin in 2010
Born	(1936-02-04)4 February 1936 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	9 February 2014(2014-02-09) (aged 78) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Banani graveyard

Early life and career

Shahabuddin was born in Dhaka in 1936. His family hailed from the village of Shahpur in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria District.^[4] His poetry spanned four decades from the mid-60s until his death. He was the founding editor of Bichitra, a weekly magazine, and he also worked at Shachitra Shandhani and Dainik Bangla.

Shahabuddin died in February 2014.^[5]