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Poet Asad Chowdhury passes away

News Desk Literature 2023-10-05, 2:06pm

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Ekushey Padak-winning poet Asad Chowdhury died at a hospital in Toronto in Canada.



Ekushey Padak-winning poet Asad Chowdhury died at a hospital in Toronto in Canada. He was 80.
Nadim Iqbal, son-in-law of the poet confirmed on Thursday (October 5).
Asad Chowdhury was a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh.
He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987.