Poet Mohammad Rafiq dies

Ekushey Padak-winning poet and freedom fighter Mohammad Rafiq, widely revered for his rebellious literary works, passed away on Sunday night. He was 80, reports UNB.
The poet, who had been suffering from various health complications, breathed his last on his way to Dhaka from Barishal at around 09:00 pm on Sunday, according to his family sources.
Poet Mohammad Rafiq was born at Baitpur village under Bemrata union of Bagerhat Sadar upazila on October 23, 1943.
After passing the Matriculation exam, he enrolled in the science department of Notre Dame College in Dhaka; however, then switched to the humanities department at Dhaka College.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of renowned poet, author and former professor of English Department of Jahangirnagar University Mohammad Rafiq.