Daud Haider

Daud Haider
Daud Haider
দাউদ হায়দার
Born	21 February 1952 (age 72); Dohar, Pabna District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation(s)	Writer and poet
Relatives	Makid Haider And Zia Haider (Siblings)

Daud Haider is a Bangladeshi^[1] poet who was forced into exile after writing a poem that "insulted" religion including Islam.^[2] American Center, International PEN have described him as "distinguished poet".^[3]^[4]

Early life

Haider was born on 21 February 1952 at Dohar of Pabna district.^[5]

Career

His poem style has been described as more focused on "feeling of the masses".^[6] He was the literary editor of the Dainik Sambad based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He wrote a poem criticizing religion.^[7] His was physically attacked for his works. He was imprisoned by the government of Bangladesh.^[3] President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was blamed for forcing him into exile.^[8] His ancestral house was destroyed by arson and one of his relatives was killed.^[3] He moved to exile in Kolkata, India before moving to Berlin, Germany.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Personal life

Haider is an atheist.^[7]

Awards

"The best poem of Asia" from the London-based Poetry Society award in 1973.^[3]

References

^ "Ghaas babu of Kolkata". The Indian Express. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "The struggle of memory against oblivion". The Daily Star. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.; Sontag, Susan; Olsen, Tillie; Olds, Sharon; Kennerly, Karen. "The Case of Daud Haider". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ Ahmed, K. Anis. "Why secular expression is being killed in Bangladesh, one blogger at a time". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "In A Language Reborn". The Indian Express. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "Bangla Literature". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ ^a ^b "Atheist bloggers flee Bangladesh | Asia". Deutsche Welle. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "Another voice is silenced by Islamists". mid-day. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "Daud Haider". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "Battle for Bangladesh's soul". The Hindu. 2016-04-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ Ahmed, K. Anis (2015-12-09). "Things we don't write: K Anis Ahmed on the murdered writers of Bangladesh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[1] "Ghaas babu of Kolkata". The Indian Express. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[2] "The struggle of memory against oblivion". The Daily Star. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[nybooks-3] Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.; Sontag, Susan; Olsen, Tillie; Olds, Sharon; Kennerly, Karen. "The Case of Daud Haider". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[4] Ahmed, K. Anis. "Why secular expression is being killed in Bangladesh, one blogger at a time". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[5] "In A Language Reborn". The Indian Express. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[6] "Bangla Literature". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[dw-7] "Atheist bloggers flee Bangladesh | Asia". Deutsche Welle. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[8] "Another voice is silenced by Islamists". mid-day. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[9] "Daud Haider". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[10] "Battle for Bangladesh's soul". The Hindu. 2016-04-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[11] Ahmed, K. Anis (2015-12-09). "Things we don't write: K Anis Ahmed on the murdered writers of Bangladesh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

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