Humayun Azad

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Humayun Azad was a prominent Bangladeshi writer, linguist, and intellectual known for his influential and often controversial contributions to modern Bengali literature and secular thought.

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Humayun Azad canonical 3

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instanceOf Bangladeshi writer
academic
essayist
intellectual
linguist
novelist
person
poet
awardReceived Bangla Academy Literary Award
Ekushey Padak
Sahitya Sangskriti Puraskar
birthName Humayun Kabir
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
dateOfBirth 1947-04-28
dateOfDeath 2004-08-12
dateOfEvent 2004-02-27
educatedAt University of Dhaka
University of Edinburgh
employer University of Dhaka
fieldOfWork Bengali literature
feminism
linguistics
literary criticism
secularism
genre essay
literary criticism
novel
poetry
influenced contemporary Bangladeshi writers
secular activists in Bangladesh
influencedBy Kazi Nazrul Islam
surface form: Nazrul Islam

Rabindranath Tagore
knownFor controversial essays
criticism of religious fundamentalism
modern Bengali grammar studies
secular thought
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
movement feminism
freethought
progressive literature
secularism in Bangladesh
name Humayun Azad self-link
nativeName হুমায়ুন আজাদ
notableWork Amar Obisswas
Nari
Pak Sar Jamin Sad Bad
Rajnitibidgon
Sab Kichhu Bhenge Pore
numberOfChildren 3
participantIn Bangladesh liberation war support movement
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency
Munshiganj District
Rarhikhal
placeOfDeath Germany
Munich
placeOfEvent Dhaka
positionHeld Professor of Bengali
publisherOf Shrabon Prokashani
religion atheism
spouse Afroza Azad
victimOf assassination attempt

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Bengali literature hasNotableAuthor Humayun Azad
Humayun Azad name Humayun Azad self-link