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Manzur-I-Mawla, a poet and former director-general of Bangla Academy, has died in hospital care at the age of 80. );
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He breathed his last at Dhaka’s United Hospital at 11 am on Sunday, according to Bangla Academy s public relations department.
Mawla was admitted to the hospital on Dec 5 after being diagnosed with the coronavirus infection.
His family members will handle his burial and funeral prayers, the academy informed.
Mawla had served as secretary in various government ministries. He became the director general of Bangla Academy in the early 1980s.
‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela,’ the longest running book festival in the world, was launched during his three-year tenure at the academy.
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Poet and former director general of Bangla Academy Manzoor-e-Mawla died with Covid-19 at a hospital in the capital yesterday. He was 80.
He breathed his last at Dhaka s United Hospital around 11:00am, according to Bangla Academy s public relations department.
He was buried in the afternoon at Azimpur Graveyard.
Manzoor-e-Mawla, also a researcher on Rabindranath Tagore, was admitted to hospital on December 5 after testing positive for coronavirus.
Mawla also served as secretary in various government ministries. He was director general of Bangla Academy from December 31, 1982 to March 3, 1986.
He was among those who had a significant contribution in giving the monthlong Amar Ekushey Boi Mela an official shape and the vibrant attributes that have persisted till today.