Habibullah Siraji

Habibullah Sirajee
হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী
Director General of Bangla Academy
In office 20 December 2018 – 24 May 2021
Preceded by	Shamsuzzaman Khan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nurul Huda
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-31)31 December 1948 Faridpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Died	24 May 2021(2021-05-24) (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	B.Sc in Engineering
Alma mater	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation	Poet, engineer

Habibullah Sirajee (31 December 1948 – 24 May 2021)^[2][3] was a Bangladeshi poet.^[4][5][6] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature.^[7] He served as the director general of Bangla Academy from 20 December 2018 until his death.^[8][9] Sirajee also served as the president of Jatiya Kabita Parishad (National Poetry Council).^[4]

Early life and education

Sirajee was born on 31 December 1948 at Rasulpur in Faridpur. He had graduated in BSc. (Engineering) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1970. ^[10]

Awards

• Jessore Sahitya Parishad Award (1987)^[4]
• Alaol Literary Award (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Bishinu Dey Award (2007)^{[citation needed]}
• Rupashi Bangla Award (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Kabitalap Literary Award (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Mahadiganta Award (2011)^{[citation needed]}
• Bangabandhu Award (2013)^{[citation needed]}
• Poet Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award (2016)^[11]
• Ekushey Padak (2016)^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Bangla Academy DG on life support - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
2. "Poet Habibullah Siraji no more". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
3. হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
4. "Habibullah Sirajee". Write Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. "Jatiya Kabita Utshab begins tomorrow". The Daily Star. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
6. "Poets recite self-penned poems at BSA". New Age. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
7. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
8. কবি হাবীবুল্লাহ সিরাজী বাংলা একাডেমির নতুন মহাপরিচালক. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
9. "Poet Habibullah Sirajee new Bangla Academy DG । Bangladesh". RTV. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
10. Poet Sirajee passes away, The Daily Star, 25 May 2021
11. "Hayat Saif receives Fazal Shahabuddin Poetry Award". The Daily Star. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.