Omar Ali (poet)

Omar Ali (20 October 1939 – 3 December 2015)[1] was a Bangladeshi poet.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2017.[4]

Omar Ali
ওমর আলী
Born(1939-10-20)20 October 1939
Komorpur village, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died3 December 2015(2015-12-03) (aged 76)
Komorpur village, Pabna Sadar Upazila, Pabna District, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationMA (English and Bengali)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Rajshahi
Occupationpoet

Education and career

After completing his studies, Ali stayed at the residence of the poet Ahsan Habib as a login master. Ali joined in The Daily Sangbad. He was later admitted for Bachelor of Arts studies in Pabna Edward College. He had a clerical job in Pabna municipality and Kamarkhanda Upazila. After completing his bachelor's, he joined Rajshahi Radio as a script writer. He joined Jublee High School in Pabna as a lecturer. He completed his master's in English from the University of Dhaka in 1970. The same year, he then joined as an English teacher at Nandigram College in Bogra. He subsequently worked in Veramara College of Kushtia District and Pabna Government Bulbul College.[5] He completed his second master's in Bangla from University of Rajshahi in 1975.[2]

Ali published his first poem in The Daily Sangbad in 1954. His first book "A Desher Shamol Rong Romonir Shunam Shunasi" was published in 1960. The book contained 50 poems and most of them are based on romanticism. He published 42 books of poetry and 2 novels.[2]

Awards

Works
  • Aronna Akti Lok
  • Temathar Shesh Nodi
  • Ful Pakhider Desh
  • Khan Manshoner Meya[2]

References
  1. কবি ওমর আলী আর নেই. pabnanews24.com (in Bengali). December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu (September 11, 2013). "Troubles of a national awarded poet". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. কবি ওমর আলী : নিভৃতেই চিরপ্রস্থান. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). December 11, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  4. "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  5. "Pabna poet Omar Ali gets help for treatment". The Daily Star. October 24, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2017.


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