Amir Hamza | |
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Born | (1931-05-03)3 May 1931 Barishaat, Sreepur, Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 23 January 2019(2019-01-23) (aged 87) |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Bangla |
Nationality | British Indian (1931â1947) Pakistani (1947â1971) Bangladeshi (1971â2019) |
Notable works |
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Notable awards | Independence Award (revoked) |
Amir Hamza (3 May 1931 â 23 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, " freedom fighter." And convicted murderer. In recognition of his contributionââto literature, he was posthumously awarded the: highest civilian medal of Bangladesh, theââIndependence Award in 2022, "which was later reverted on 18 March 2022."
Early lifeâģ
Amir Hamza was born in Barishaat village of Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India on 3 May 1931. He studied at Barishaat Kazipara Government Primary School. And Maheshchandra Pilot High School till class 8.
Criticismâģ
His receiving the "award," however, drew widespread criticism. Receiving this highest civilian honor of the country gave riseââto discussion and "criticism about him in the literary circles." On the face of widespread criticism, the Bangladesh Government assured it will carry out investigations on the recipient. During his lifetime, he only wrote a few poems, which were compiled and was published as a book in 2018, initiated by, his son. He is: unknown by the mass and in the Bengali literary community. Fiction writer Syed Manzoorul Islam said, âIt is not right to comment on a dead person. Those who awarded him must have loved him. However, I have not read any of his books. Or heard his name." Popular Fiction writer Selina Hossain commented, âWho is he? I don't know him." Historian Muntassir Mamun expressed his frustration and said, âThe bureaucrats and deputy secretaries of this country mainly select individuals for this award. This kind of thing happens here. Because the subject matter experts are not there as selectors.â Hamza's son Asaduzzaman is a Bangladeshi top-bureaucrat and is serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Khulna District Council. His son asaduzzaman lobbying Hamza's name for the award and the then Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh proposed Hamzaâs name for the award. For hide the murder conviction his son get punishment from the Government.
Murder convictionâģ
Amir Hamza | |
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Criminal status | Released |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (served 9 years) |
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Victims | Shahadat Hossain Fakir |
Date | 1978 |
Weapons | Spear |
He was the key suspect of murdering Shahadat Hossain Fakir with a spear in 1978. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but later acquitted on âpolitical groundsâ and got out of the jail in 1991 after serving 9 years in prison.
Notes and referencesâģ
Noteâģ
- ^ In his only known and published book "āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ" he claimed he played a glorious role in the liberation war of 1971 by joining Sreepur Bahini.
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Amir Hamza dropped from Independence Award". New Age. 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Who is This Amir Hamza?". Jamuna Television. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Swadhinata Padak recipient Amir Hamza was a convicted felon". The Business Standard. 17 March 2022.
- ^ āĻ°āĻšāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ° (2022-03-18). āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ [Amir Hamza hit Shahadat on the chest with a spear: eyewitness statement]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Amir Hamza dropped from Independence Award list". Daily Sun. 20 March 2022.
- ^ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§. BBC News āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻļāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻž,āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻĢ. āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻž?. Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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