Rafiqul Haque (known as Dadu Bhai; 8 January 1937 – 10 October 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet. He worked for the ''

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'', published in

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, as its feature editor. Earlier in his career, he was the executive editor of the ''Dainik Rupali'', ''Dainik Janata'' and also worked for ''Dainik Azad'', ''Dainik Lal Sabuj'' and ''

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''. Haque was reputed for his rhymes. Haque was the acting editor of the ''

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'' from 1976 to 1983, the only weekly newspaper for children ever published in the

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. Haque received many awards, including the Bangla Academy Award, Bangladesh Children's Academy Award, Agrani Bank Children's Literature Award, Chandrabati Academy Award, and All India Children's Literature Award. He died in 2021.https://www.bssnews.net/news/21943

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1937 births 2021 deaths Bangladeshi male poets Bangladeshi journalists Carmichael College alumni Recipients of Bangla Academy Award in Children's Literature {{Bangladesh-bio-stub