Waheedul Haque
Today is the 87th birth anniversary of late cultural activist and journalist Waheedul Haque.
Born on March 16, 1933 at Keraniganj, Dhaka, Haque began his professional career as a journalist at the now-defunct The Daily Morning News. Following which, he worked with a number of dailies and periodicals including the People, The Weekly Web, The Daily New Nation and The Daily Star.
His lifelong activism involved social, political and cultural causes. In 1961, on the occasion of the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore, Haque mobilised public support against the anti-Tagore hate campaigns of Ayub regime and formed Chhayanaut with like-minded people.
He established Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad to promote practice of Tagore’s songs in 1980 and also established a recitation organisation, Kanthashilan.
He also formed the Swadhin Bangla Shilpi Sangstha during the 1971 liberation war.
For his remarkable contributions, Waheedul Haque was posthumously honoured with Ekushey Padak in 2008 and Independence Award in 2010.
He passed away on January 27, 2007.
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