Dilwar Khan (1 January 1937 – 10 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi poet. Known as ''Gono Manusher Kobi'' (poet of the mass people), he was awarded

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award (; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar'') is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature. ...

in 1980 and

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

in 2008 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Early life and career

Khan was born in Bharthokhola,

South Surma Dakshin Surma (), also known as South Surma, is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal settled in the Jalalpur, Godhrail and Renga parganas in modern-d ...

Sylhet District Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital. History Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...

Bengal Presidency The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal until 1937, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British India during Company rule in India, Company rule and later a Provinces o ...

. He received a Bangla Academy Fellowship in 1981. Khan died on 10 October 2013.

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1937 births 2013 deaths Bangladeshi male poets People from Dakshin Surma Upazila Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award 20th-century Bangladeshi poets 20th-century Bangladeshi male writers Modernist poets {{bangladesh-bio-stub