Foyez Ahmad

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Faiz Ahmad
Born(1928-05-02)2 May 1928
Died20 February 2012(2012-02-20) (aged 83)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupationjournalist, poet
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award (1976)
Ekushey Padak (1991)

Faiz Ahmad (2 May 1928 – 20 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi journalist, poet, politician and cultural activist.[1] He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1976 for his contributions in juvenile literature and Ekushey Padak in Journalism category in 1991.[2][3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Ahmad was born on 2 May 1928 at Bikrampur in Dhaka District during the time of British Raj to Golam Mustafa Chowdhury and Arjudaya Banu.[3][4]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ফয়েজ আহমেদ স্মরণে স্মারকগ্রন্থ. NTV. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. সাংবাদিক ফয়েজ আহমদ আর নেই. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 ":: Welcome to GUNIJAN :: The Eminent :: Largest electronic journal of bangladeshi eminents :". www.gunijan.org.bd. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "Foyez Ahmed dies at 84". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.