Ahmed Rafiq

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Ahmed Rafiq
আহমদ রফিক
Rafiq in 2009
Born(1929-09-12)12 September 1929
Shahbazpur, Sarail, Tipperah District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 October 2025(2025-10-02) (aged 96)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation(s)Activist, writer, researcher

Ahmed Rafiq (12 September 1929 – 2 October 2025) was a Bangladeshi language movement activist, writer and researcher on Rabindranath Tagore and his literature.[1][2][3] He achieved Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4] Tagore Research Institute in Kolkata conferred the Rabindratattacharya title on him in 2011.[5]

Life and career

Rafiq was born on 12 September 1929 to Bengali Muslim parents Abdul Hamid and Rahima Khatun in the village of Shahbazpur in Sarail, then part of the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Bengal Province's Tipperah District.[6] He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1958.[7] He published his book of poems Nirbashita Nayak (1996) and book of essays Onek Ronger Akash (1966). He became a fellow of Bangla Academy and lifelong member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.[6]

Death

Rafiq died in Dhaka on 2 October 2025, at the age of 96.[8]

Awards

Works

  • Shishuder Rabindranath
  • Kishorder Rabindranath
  • Nirbachita Rabindranath[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Renowned Warrior of Language Movement Ahmed Rafiq..." Quantum Method. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Jahangir, Apurba (10 May 2014). "Tales from the Maestro". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Yusuf, Ananta (8 May 2016). "Tagore's legacy in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ↑ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rabindranath -- a peerless promoter of Bangalee culture: Ahmed Rafiq". The Report 24. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 আমার জীবনে রাজনীতি ও সাহিত্য পাশাপাশি চলেছে আহমদ রফিক [Politics and literature run side by side in my life : Ahmed Rafiq]. Jai Jai Din (in Bengali). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ↑ একনজরে আহমদ রফিক. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ahmed Rafiq, iconic Language Movement activist, dies at 96". bdnews24.com. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  9. ↑ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Ahmad Rafiq launches 3 books on Tagore". Dhaka Courier. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.