Humayun Azad ( ; born Humayun Kabir; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, critic, researcher, linguist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than seventy titles. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics. In 2012, the Government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously.
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28 April 1947 Rarhi Khal, Dhaka
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11 August 2004 (aged 57) Munich, Germany
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