Ahsan Habib

This article is about the Bangladeshi poet. For the Bangladeshi cartoonist, see Ahsan Habib (cartoonist).

Ahsan Habib
Born	(1917-02-02)2 February 1917 Shankarpasha , Pirojpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
Died	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Ethnicity	Bengali
Occupation	writer, poet
Years active	1934–1985
Awards	UNESCO Literary Prize (1960-61) Bangla Academy Award (1961) Ekushey Padak (1978)

Ahsan Habib (2 January 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.

Literary works

Poems

His first book of poetry was Ratri Shesh. Others include:

• Chhaya Horin (1962)
• Shara Dupur (1964)
• Ashay Boshoty (1974)
• Megh Bole Choitrey Jabo (1976)
• Duhate Dui Adim Pathar (1980)

For children

• Josna Rater Golpo
• Brsti Pare Tapur Tupur (1977)
• Chutir Din Dupure (1978)

Novels

• Ranee Khaler Shako (for teenagers)
• Aronno Neelima

Awards

Ahsan Habib received several awards for his literary achievements, including:

• UNESCO Literary Prize (1960–61)
• Bangla Academy Award (1961)
• Adamjee Literary Prize (1964)
• Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977)
• Ekushey Padak (1978)
• Jatiya (National) Padak
• Abul Mansur Ahmed Memorial Prize (1980)
• Abul Kalam Memorial Prize (1984)