Staff Reporter :
Renowned Poet and Journalist Sajjad Kadir died at Suhrawardy Hospital in the city on Thursday at the age of 70.
He breathed his last at 2pm after cardiac arrest, family sources said.
His first Namaj -e-Janaza was held at the National Press Club after Asr prayers. The poet will
be buried at his family graveyard in Tangail.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Shaukat Mahmud and Secretary General M Abdullah and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Abdul Hai Sikder and General Secretary Jahangir Alam Prodhan expressed deep shock at the death of the poet and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Born on April 14, 1947 in Tangail, he did his masters in Bengali Department at Dhaka University in 1970.
He began his career as a lecturer at Karatia Sadat College in 1972, but quit the teaching profession within four years.
Kadir then joined weekly Bichitra as a sub-editor on July 14, 1976 and emerged as a journalist and poet subsequently.
He worked in different newspapers in his long career as a journalist. Kadir was also a director of Bangladesh Press Institute from 1995 to 2004.
The deceased has some 80 books on poetry, novels, dramas and articles to his credit. He is the permanent member of the National Press Club.
Renowned Poet and Journalist Sajjad Kadir died at Suhrawardy Hospital in the city on Thursday at the age of 70.
He breathed his last at 2pm after cardiac arrest, family sources said.
His first Namaj -e-Janaza was held at the National Press Club after Asr prayers. The poet will
be buried at his family graveyard in Tangail.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Shaukat Mahmud and Secretary General M Abdullah and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Abdul Hai Sikder and General Secretary Jahangir Alam Prodhan expressed deep shock at the death of the poet and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Born on April 14, 1947 in Tangail, he did his masters in Bengali Department at Dhaka University in 1970.
He began his career as a lecturer at Karatia Sadat College in 1972, but quit the teaching profession within four years.
Kadir then joined weekly Bichitra as a sub-editor on July 14, 1976 and emerged as a journalist and poet subsequently.
He worked in different newspapers in his long career as a journalist. Kadir was also a director of Bangladesh Press Institute from 1995 to 2004.
The deceased has some 80 books on poetry, novels, dramas and articles to his credit. He is the permanent member of the National Press Club.
