Rabiul Hussain Explained

Rabiul Hussain
Birth Date:31 January 1943
Birth Place:Jhenaidah, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Alma Mater:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Rabiul Hussain (31 January 1943 – 26 November 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet and architect. He was one of the trustees of the Bangladesh Liberation War Museum.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2009 for poetry.[2] In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2018.[3]

Early life

Hussain was born on 31 January 1943 at Rotidanga village in Shailkupa under Jhenaidah of the then British India (now Bangladesh).[4] After completing his secondary and higher secondary education in Kushtia, he studied architecture at the East Pakistan University of Engineering Technology (now Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)).[4] He graduated from BUET in 1968.[4]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Trustees – Liberation War Museum . liberationwarmuseumbd.org . 25 November 2019.
  2. Web site: bn:বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার . https://banglaacademy.portal.gov.bd/site/page/4b4922ae-d2be-4478-b9bf-08b5dbf50cf2 . banglaacademy.portal.gov.bd . bn . 26 November 2019.
  3. News: 21 named for Ekushey Padak . The Daily Star . 25 April 2019 . en . 9 February 2018.
  4. News: bn:কবি ও স্থপতি রবিউল হুসাইন আর নেই . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1626297/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8 . Prothom Alo . bn . 26 November 2019.