Versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 81.
Haq, who had long been fighting with deadly lung cancer, breathed his
last at United Hospital around 5:26, hospital sources said.
He left behind his wife Anwara Syed Haq, son Ditio Syed-Haq, daughter
Bidita Sadi and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
On April 15, the writer went to London for treatment at Royal Marsden
Hospital, and returned home on September 2 as doctors there found no
hope for his cure of cancer.
On return home, he had been undergoing treatment at United Hospital.
Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
expressed profound shock at his demise.
In separate messages of condolence, they prayed for salvation of the
departed soul and conveyed their deep sympathy to the bereaved family
members.
Born on Dec 27, 1935 at Kurhigram, Haq has become one of the country`s leading poets and playwrights and earned the title of wield equal mastery over essays, novel, poetry, and plays.
Ha received the Bangla Academy Award in 1966, Ekushey Padak in 1984
and Swadhinata Padal Award, in 2000 for his contributions to Bangla literature.
His literary works were included in the curricula of school, secondary, higher secondary and graduation levels Bengali literature in Bangladesh. – Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB)
