Abul Hossain

Abul Hossain (August 15, 1922 - June 29, 2014) was a Bangladeshi poet. The beginning of his
writing in undivided India in the thirties. He was one of the most important poets of Bengali
language in the 40's. He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 for his
contribution to the field of poetry in Bengali literature. For his contribution to Bengali language
and literature, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the Ekushey Padak in 1970, the
second highest civilian honor in the country.

Birth and education

Abul Hossain was born on 15 August 1922 in the village of Aruadanga in Fakirhat upazila of
Bagerhat district. His mother's name was Meherun Nesa. His father was a police officer. He was
killed by Pakistani soldiers on 24 April 1971 at Bagerhat. His younger brother Amjad Hossain
was once a minister in Pakistan.

Hossain's ancestral home is in Deyara village of Aichgati union in Rupsha upazila of Khulna
district. He spent his childhood in Krishna Nagar, West Bengal, then in Calcutta and later in
Bangladesh. He was admitted to the third class of Krishnanagar Collegiate School in 1929 at the
age of seven. His first poem was published in the school magazine while he was in the eighth
grade. He graduated from Calcutta Presidency College in 1942 with a degree in Economics and
later in Sociology.

Career
He started his career with a government job. In his career, he was a high-ranking government
official. Early in his career he joined the office of the Commissioner of Income-tax, Calcutta, as
Examiner of Accounts. After the partition of India, he came to Mymensingh as an Assistant Sales
Tax Officer. Two-and-a-half years later, in the mid-1950s, he joined Radio Pakistan in Dhaka on
an equal footing. He then hired Bank as the International Staff in the Sito Public Information
Office. After that he returned to Bangladesh and joined the public relations department

The artist, who was a writer in his early youth, retired in 1972 as the Joint Secretary to the
Government of Bangladesh.
In 1956, he married Sahana, the eldest daughter of renowned writer Akbar Uddin. Sahana died
in 1994.

Literary work
He started practicing poetry from school life. Since then, he has devoted his time to nurturing
literary pursuits and literary and cultural organizations. He was the secretary of Rabindra
Parishad at Calcutta Presidency College and University. Some of the notable poems of his early
writing are Dynamo, Train, DH Railway, Horseman, and Bengal Girl. He was a member of the
Executive Council of the Bengal Muslim Literary Society, the Central Executive Council of the
Pakistan Writers Guild and the Executive Council of the Bangla Academy. Rabindra was the
president of the center. He has 25 books. His first book of poetry, New Spring, was published in
1940.

His published books include:

 1989 - Boring dialogue

 1982 - Hawa, what a dare you
 1985 - From nightmare to nightmare
 1996 - There is still time
 2000 - What are you waiting for?
 2004 – Rajkahini

Abul Hossain's satirical poems and prose books 'Duaswapner Kaal' were published in 2006,
'Premer Kabita' and 'Kaler Khatay' in 2008, and prose 'Swapna Bhanger Pala' in 2009. [2] His
translated poems are: Iqbal's poems', 'My homeland', 'Crops of other fields'. In 2000, he wrote
two memoirs, 'My Little World' and in 2005, 'Another World'. His translated novel is 'Call of the
Forest'. He also wrote a travel story called 'On the way to the hills'.

He has also published many more books.

Death
He died on June 29, 2014 at Square Hospital in Dhaka.
Awards and honors
He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973 and the Ekushey Padak in 1980 for
his contribution to literature. He has received various awards and honors including Sahitya
Parishad Award, Janakantha Gunijan Sammanna and reception by the National Museum.