Helal Hafiz
Helal Hafiz | |
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Hafiz at Dhaka Lit Fest 2017 | |
| Native name | হেলাল হাফিজ |
| Born | 7 October 1948 Netrokona, Dhaka Division, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 13 December 2024 (aged 76) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Notable awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2014) Ekushey Padak (2025) |
Helal Hafiz (7 October 1948 – 13 December 2024) was a Bangladeshi poet. He is considered a true representative of poets of his generation having certain creative traits in an age when his nation and countries in the neighbourhood witnessed dramatic transitions particularly in the arena of politics. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award (2013). Hafiz died in Dhaka on 13 December 2024, at the age of 76.