DU Correspondent :
Poet Shahid Qadri, who infused Bengali poems with a sense of modernity, was laid to rest on Wednesday at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard, Mirpur in the capital.
The fans, admires and people from all walks of life paid homage when the body of the poet arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar in the morning.
Qadri’s Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Dhaka University Central Mosque after Zohr prayers. After the Namaz-e-Janaza he was burried at 3.00pm.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique, on behalf of the Prime Minister her Military Secretary Zainal Abedin and Special Assistant Mahbub Alam Shakil, Awami League Joint-General Secretary Dipu Moni, Additional Secretary of Cultural Affairs Ministry Manjurur Rahman, Peoples Solidarity Movement’s convener Zonayed Saki, Poet Abdus Samad, Poet Abdul Hakim Abir, theatre activists Mamunur Rashid and Ramendu Majumdur also paid last tribute to the poet.
Neela Qadri, the poet’s wife, said that Qadri had wished his burial in his dearest country.
Qadri, one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry, died in a New York hospital at the age of 74 on Sunday. He was suffering from pneumonia.
The poet had expressed his agony over the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his poem “Hontarokder Proti” (To the murderers).
The poet left the country nearly four decades ago. After spending some time in Germany and England, he settled in the United States in 1985.
Shahid Qadri is one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry. He brought fresh air by introducing urbanism and a sense of modernity in terms of the use of urban-life-related diction.
He received the Bangla Academy Award and the Ekushey Padak in 1973 and 2011 respectively for his contribution to language and literature.
Qadri is revered for his books Uttaradhikar (Inheritance), Tomake Obhibadon Priyatama (Salute to You, Dearest), Kothao Kono Krondon Nei (Weepings Nowhere), and Amar Chumbangullo Pouchhiye Dio (Please, Convey My Kisses).
Poet Shahid Qadri, who infused Bengali poems with a sense of modernity, was laid to rest on Wednesday at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard, Mirpur in the capital.
The fans, admires and people from all walks of life paid homage when the body of the poet arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar in the morning.
Qadri’s Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Dhaka University Central Mosque after Zohr prayers. After the Namaz-e-Janaza he was burried at 3.00pm.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique, on behalf of the Prime Minister her Military Secretary Zainal Abedin and Special Assistant Mahbub Alam Shakil, Awami League Joint-General Secretary Dipu Moni, Additional Secretary of Cultural Affairs Ministry Manjurur Rahman, Peoples Solidarity Movement’s convener Zonayed Saki, Poet Abdus Samad, Poet Abdul Hakim Abir, theatre activists Mamunur Rashid and Ramendu Majumdur also paid last tribute to the poet.
Neela Qadri, the poet’s wife, said that Qadri had wished his burial in his dearest country.
Qadri, one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry, died in a New York hospital at the age of 74 on Sunday. He was suffering from pneumonia.
The poet had expressed his agony over the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his poem “Hontarokder Proti” (To the murderers).
The poet left the country nearly four decades ago. After spending some time in Germany and England, he settled in the United States in 1985.
Shahid Qadri is one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry. He brought fresh air by introducing urbanism and a sense of modernity in terms of the use of urban-life-related diction.
He received the Bangla Academy Award and the Ekushey Padak in 1973 and 2011 respectively for his contribution to language and literature.
Qadri is revered for his books Uttaradhikar (Inheritance), Tomake Obhibadon Priyatama (Salute to You, Dearest), Kothao Kono Krondon Nei (Weepings Nowhere), and Amar Chumbangullo Pouchhiye Dio (Please, Convey My Kisses).
