Poets/Writers From Dhaka
Total: 15
Qazi Nazrul Islam
1896 - 1976
Bengali poet, writer, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh
Wahshat Raza Ali Kalkatvi
1881 - 1956
Prominent later – classical poet from Bengal
Andaleeb Shadani
1904 - 1969
Known for his popular ghazal 'Der lagi aane mein lekin…' sung by various singers
Karamat Ali Jaunpuri
1800 - 1873
Suroor Barabankvi
1919 - 1980
Mohammad Sadrul Haq
1930 - 1984
Shahabuddin Rahmatullah
1913 - 1991
- Born : Hazrat Sain
- Domicile : Dhaka
- Died : Dhaka
Vafa Barahi
1917 - 1993
Abdur Rahman Asif
1901 - 1977
Asif Banarsi
1901 - 1977
Firdausi Begum
1962
- Born : West Bengal
- Domicile : Dhaka
Firdausi Begum was a celebrated singer of India. Her teachers in music were Ustaad Munir Husain Khan, Ustaad Mohammad Husain Khan and Ustaad Mastaan Gama.
Suman Kalyanpur
1937
Syed Wahid Qaisar Nadvi
1927 - 1969
