Poet Al Mujaheedy turns sixty-two
Al Mujaheedy has ventured with poetic sensibility acquiring new dimensions into uncharted thematic grounds. His maturity and fame grew with the advancement of time and he has gradually come to be recognised as one of the major poets of Bangladesh. Last year he was awarded 'Ekushey Padak 2003'--the highest award in the field of literature in the country.
Al Mujaheedy's themes encompass patriotism, love, humanity, nature, eternal human relation, optimism, pessimism and liberation war.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. By profession a journalist, Mujaheedy started publishing poems as early as 1952 and has so far published 52 books of poems. Being a celebrated poet, he is also known as a novelist and a multi-linguist. He has been the literary editor of the Daily Ittefaq for decades.
The poet was in jail for many years for his leading role in student national politics during the Pakistan period and was a valiant freedom fighter during the War of Liberation.