Makid Haider Explained
Makid Haider (Bengali: মাকিদ হায়দার; 28 September 1947 – 10 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and recipient of the Bangla Academy Literary Award.[1] [2]
Biography
Makid Haider was born on 28 September 1947 in the village of Doharpara in Pabna District, in what was then East Bengal. His father was Hakimuddin Sheikh and his mother was Rahima Khatun.[3] His father Hakimuddin Sheikh was a prominent Zamindar in Pabna Town and would have received the title of Khan Bahadur from the ruling British Raj had the Partition of India been delayed a few years.[4] [5] Haider was one of seven sons and seven daughters, as well as the sixth amongst brothers, Rashid Haider, Zia Haider, Daud Haider, Zahid Haider, Abid Haider and Arif Haider had been involved in the literature and culture of the country.[6] [7]
Haider died in Dhaka on 10 July 2024, at the age of 76.[8]
Awards
Haider was one of ten individuals to be awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2019 by the Government of Bangladesh .[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: বাংলা-একাডেমি-সাহিত্য-পুরস্কার-২০১৯-ঘোষণা. 23 January 2020. bn.
- News: Bangla Academy picks 10 for literary award. Prothom Alo. 23 January 2020. 26 January 2020.
- Web site: মাকিদ হায়দার এর ৭০তম জন্মদিন . 24 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117105350/https://www.banglatribune.com/columns/247535/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8 . 17 November 2023. bn.
- Web site: Topu . Ahmed Humayun Kabir . Pabna . 4 September 2012 . A theatre giant recalled . 24 February 2024 . The Daily Star . en.
- Web site: 4 March 2016 . In A Language Reborn . 24 February 2024 . The Indian Express . en.
- Web site: http://www.sachalayatan.com/f_elias/17975. bn:চলে গেলেন কবি জিয়া হায়দার. www.sachalayatan.com. bn. 5 March 2018.
- Web site: জিয়া হায়দারের ৮০তম জন্মদিনে আনন্দ-উৎসব -- উপ-সম্পাদকীয় -- জনকন্ঠ. bn. 10 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20200507223158/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/230539/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC/. 7 May 2020.
- Web site: Poet Makid Haider passes away. 10 July 2024.
- News: Bangla Academy picks 10 for literary award. Prothom Alo. 23 January 2020. 26 January 2020.
