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Al Mahmud (Bangla আল মাহমুদ) is one of the best poet and writer of Bangladesh. He is considered as one of the best Bengali poets to emerge from the 1950s.^[1] This article is about the Bengali language. ...

Life

Al Mahmud is one of the most significant Bangladeshi poets of the present time. He was born in Brahmanbaria District in 1936. He started his career as a journalist. Got his recognition immediately after the publication of his volume of verse Lok Lokantor (1963). Later on Kaler Kalosh (1966), Sonali Kabin (1966), Mayabi Porda Dule Otho (1969) established his position in the row of prominent poets of the country.^[2] Brahmanbaria is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, he joined the Daily Ganakantha as assistant editor. He was jailed for a year for being very critical of the then Awami League government. Later he joined Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy and retired as its director.

He also writes short stories, novels and essays. He enriched Bengali Poetry by his copious use of regional dialects.

works

A river of Bangladesh requests a mother's ring seeker not to touch her:

'Don't touch me, body is full of boal fish.'

A yiung poet saw the devastating beauty and says:

`Yesterday, saw a round shaped moon over the head of narikel tree,

Opened the doorlock and got out of home to see.

...

What could I do, got the book of rhyme out of the pocket, where it hides,

Said the words of heart to floewrs, to birds.'

Books are:

• Lok Lokantor
• Kaler Kalos
• Sonali Kabin
• Mayabi Porda Dule Otho
• Arobbo Rojonir Rajhash
• Bokhtiyarer Ghora

Source: Dakhil Bangla Sahitya

References

1. ^ Poetry, by Hakim Arif, from Banglapedia.
2. ^ [1]Bangladeshi Novels

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