Abdul Quadir

For other people with the same name, see Abdul Qadir.

Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist.^[1][2] He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976.^[3][4]

Abdul Quadir was born in the village of Araisidha in Comilla District to Afsaruddin (d. 1973), a jute businessman.^[5] Abdul Quadir's mother died of cholera when he was 2 years old.^[5] He first studied at Bazar Chartola Madrasa, which was moved to Araisidha in 1932 and later named as Araisidha Kamil Madrasa.^[5] He passed the matriculation from Annada Model High School in Brahmanbaria in 1923. In 1925, he passed the ISc from Dhaka Intermediate College. He then enrolled at the University of Dhaka.^[1]

Abdul Quadir published and edited the monthly Jayati during 1930–1933.^[1] He served in various posts at the Saptahik Nabashakti (1934), Jugantar (1938), Dainik Nabajug (1941), Banglar Katha, weekly Mohammadi (1946) and weekly Paigam (1947-52).^[1] He returned to Dhaka in 1952. From 1964 to 1970, he was publication officer of the Central Bengali Development Board.^[1]  

Abdul Quadir first married Dilruba Begum of Majhipara in Nabinagar Upazila.^[5] She died 3 months later in a palki accident.^[5] Later he married Nargis, a daughter of the communist activist Muzaffar Ahmed.^[5]

• Dilruba (1933)
• Uttar Basanta (1967)
• Kavi Nazrul (1970)
• Kazi Abdul Wadud (1976)
• Yugakavi Nazrul (1986)
• Chhanda Samiksan (1979)
• Bangla Chhander Itibrtta (1985)^[1]

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1963)
• Adamjee Literary Award (1967)
• Ekushey Padak (1976)
• Nazrul Academy Gold Medal (1977)
• Comilla Foundation Medal (1977)
• Mohammad Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977)
• Muktadhara Prize