Al Mujahidi

Al Mujahidi
আল মুজাহিদী
Born(1943-01-01)1 January 1943
Died18 June 2026(2026-06-18) (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationPoet

Al Mujahidi (1 January 1943 – 18 June 2026) was a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to literature.

Career

Mujahidi started publishing poems in 1952 and as of 2004 had published 52 books of poems. He was the literary editor of The Daily Ittefaq.

In March 2019, Mujahidi attended a memorial meeting in Dhaka recalling the life and works of the poet Al Mahmud.

Personal life and death

Mujahidi was born on 1 January 1943.

In July 2014, Mujahidi was hospitalised due to diabetes and high blood pressure. He died in Dhaka on 18 June 2026, at the age of 83.

References

  1. 1 2 Sultana Rahman (1 January 2004). "Poet Al Mujaheedy turns sixty-two". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Poet Al Mahmud remembered". Daily Sun. March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "কবি আল মুজাহিদীর ৭০তম জন্মবার্ষিকী বুধবার". Dhaka Times. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Poet Al Mujahidi seriously ill". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Ekushey Padak winning poet Al Mujahidi dies at 86