Ahsan Habib (poet)

Ahsan Habib (2 February 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: Takbir, Bulbul (1937–38) and The Saogat (1939-43) and he was a staff artiste at the Kolkata Centre of All India Radio. After partition he came to Dhaka and worked on Daily Azad, Monthly Mohammadi, Daily Krishak, Daily Ittehad, Weekly Prabaha, etc.

Ahsan Habib
Born(1917-02-02)2 February 1917
Shankarpasha , Pirojpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
Died10 July 1985(1985-07-10) (aged 68)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Years active1934–1985
Known forAshay Basati, Megh Bale Chaitre Jabo, Aranya Nilima, Ranikhaler Sanko
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