Waheedul Haq (; March 16, 1933 – January 27, 2007) was a journalist, writer, and musicologist of Tagore songs.

Early life

Haq was born on March 16, 1933, at Bhawal Monoharia village under

Keraniganj Upazila Keraniganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the ''paik-peyada'' and clerical staff (''kerani'') of the Nawab used to live on the other s ...

. His father, Mazharul Haq, was a member of Bengal legislative assembly in 1946. His mother was Mewa Begum. Waheedul was the eldest of three brothers and two sisters. His brother Rezaul Haq is a journalist and another brother Ziaul Haq was a martyr in 1971. Haq grew up in the old part of Dhaka city and was educated in the

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

. He married Sanjida Khatun and had three children: Apala Farhat Naved (late), Partha Tanveer Naved, and Ruchira Tabassum Naved.

Career

Haq and other activists founded

Chhayanaut The Chhayanaut () is an institution devoted to Bengali culture, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to promote and nurture the cultural and musical he ...

in 1961. He also founded Kanthashilon, Nalonda, Anandadhani, Fulki, Bratochari Samity and Bashanto Utsab Udjapon Parishad. He formed the ''Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammilon Parishad'' in 1980. He was also involved in filmmaking and the film society movement during the 1960s. He also composed the musical scores for the Indian director

Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during hi ...

's film

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam ''Titash Ekti Nadir Naam'', or ''A River Called Titas'', is a 1973 Bengali language film directed by Ritwik Ghatak and produced as a joint collaboration between India and Bangladesh. It is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Adwaita ...

Journalism

During his fifty-five-year career in journalism, Haq wrote for The Daily Star, where he worked as an Assistant Editor and later as a Joint Editor. He was a shift in-charge of the ''Daily Observer'' in the 1960s. Since the late 1990s he worked as a freelance columnist in several newspapers including

Bhorer Kagoj ''Bhorer Kagoj'' ( ''Bhorer Kagoj'' "Dawn's Paper") is a major Bengali-language daily newspaper, published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper is published in both print and online formats. History ''Bhorer Kagoj'' began publications on 15 ...

Janakantha ''Daily Janakantha'' (; ''Dainik Janakanṭha'' "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). History This newspaper was first published on 21 February ...

, The New Nation, The Morning News and The People.

Death

Haq died at Dhaka's Birdem Hospital on 27 January 2007. He had been suffering from pneumonia and lung and kidney diseases and had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for few weeks.

Works

* ''Gaaner Bhetor Diye'' (''Seen Through Music'') * ''Chetona Dharaye Esho'' (''Come With The Stream Of Consciousness'') * ''Shangskriti Jagoroner Prothom Shurjo'' (''The First Sun Of The Rising Of Culture'')

Awards

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 ...

for music (2008) *

Independence Day Award The Independence Award (), formally known as the Independence Day Award or Swadhinata Padak (), is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977 by President Ziaur Rahman, this award is bestowed upon Banglade ...

for culture (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haq, Waheedul 1933 births 2007 deaths Bangladeshi male writers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Independence Award University of Dhaka alumni Dhaka College alumni People from Keraniganj Upazila