Shahabuddin Nagari

January 4, 2024
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Shahabuddin Nagari
Full Name Shahabuddin Nagari
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Oct 6, 1955(1955-10-06)
Age 69
Country Bangladesh
Horoscope Libra

Shahabuddin Nagari Biography

Name Shahabuddin Nagari
Birthday Oct 6
Birth Year 1955
Birth Country Bangladesh
Birth Sign Libra

Shahabuddin Nagari is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on October 6, 1955 in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi poetand author and lyricist who is best well-known as the author of Midnight Locomotive and Other Poems and The Black Cat and Other Poems. He also published a variety of books for children and travelogues.

He attended Chittagong University. University of Chittagong, where Muhammad Yunus held the position of professor.

From the very childhood Shahabuddin Nagari has been involved in writing. When he was a student of his village school, he attempted to write some rhymes. His uncle late Abdul Mannan, then a student of Rajshahi University, would come to the village every week (1966–67) and arrange literary gathering. There, the youngest member Shahabuddin Nagari would read out his rhymes. After moving to Dhaka in 1968, he became a regular subscriber of ‘Mukuler Mahfil’ (The Daily Azad) and ‘Kachi Kachar Ashor’ (The Daily Ittefaq). About that time he started to send his compositions for publishing. On 30 July 1969, his first rhyme ‘Ami Kobi’ (I am a Poet) was published in the ‘Mukuler Mahfil’. After fighting the liberation war in 1971, he went back to Chittagong and resumed literary activity. When a son of the famous politician late Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury published a weekly called ‘Rajanigandha’, he started to contribute there. Then he started writing in the children’s section of ‘The Daily Michhil’. Besides the newspapers of Chittagong, he started to write for children in almost all the national newspapers and magazines of Dhaka. His first book of rhymes Nil Paharer Chhara (1978) was published by the-then famous publishing house of Dhaka ‘Muktodhara’ (The Swadhin Bangla Sahittya Parishad). He published this book by directly contacting late Chittaranjan Saha, the founder of Muktodhara Publications. His second book Mahakaler Batighar contained articles on literature and was published by Caucus Publishers, Chittagong in 1986. The same year his collection of rhymes Mouly Tomar Chhara was published by Dolna Prakashani of Chittagong.

Shahabuddin Nagari is a figure in the cultural sphere of Bangladesh. At once he is a vocalist, songwriter, composer, playwright and a script-writer. Considering his enthusiasm for music, his father got him admitted into the- then Pakistan Cultural Academy situated in Green Road, Dhaka. At that time he was a student of grade nine in the school. There Nagari learned both modern and classical music. He was taught modern song by M.A Hamid (now living in the USA), late Mahmudunnabi and Mohammad Abdul Jabbar. After the liberation in 1971, he learned music from Ustad Syed Anwar Mufti of Bangladesh Betar, Chittagong. In 1977 he appeared for audition and became a listed singer in Bangladesh Television. A long hiatus from the world of music became inevitable due to studies and job. However, in 1994 he returned to music by singing for the BTV drama Keu Fere Keu Fere Na. In 1995, he developed acquaintance with two famous composers of the country, namely, Subal Das and Pranab Ghosh. In 1996, under the supervision of Subal Das his first audio album ‘Bishonno Mon’ was published and this gave birth to a new Shahabuddin Nagari. By 2004 he has had ten solo albums published. He has sung more than 200 songs. HMV (now RPG) of Kolkata has published his audio CD under the title Premer Gaan in 1999. In 2003 the song ‘Bhalobasha Bhag Kora Jay Na’ became widely popular throughout Bangladesh. In 2004 he wrote the story, dialogue, script and gave music direction for the feature film Ak Khando Jomi produced by Impress Telefilm Limited. The film was based on his poem ‘Ak Khando Jomi’ included in his book Aguner Ful Fote Thonte.

Together with his wife the Dr. Aftabun Maksuda, he had two children.

Shahabuddin Nagari Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Shahabuddin Nagari is one of the richest Poet from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shahabuddin Nagari 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at his University of Chittagong before working for the Bangladeshi Civil Service.

Tutuler Monasa is among his most well-known Bengali kids’ books.

Shahabuddin Nagari (born 6 October 1955) is a modern poet of Bangladesh, who appeared in the 1970s and gained pre-eminence as a lyricist. According to literary critic Abdul Mannan Syed, “Shahabuddin Nagari is one of those few powerful poets of 1970s whose mastery of mixing romanticism with instinct is amazing”. As of February 2016, he has published more than 75 titles. Nagari is most noted for his songs and works for the children. He was a senior bureaucrat of the government of Bangladesh. In 1971, he actively participated in the liberation war of Bangladesh.

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The Black Cat and Other Poems is a new book of poetry of Shahabuddin Nagari. It has been published by Authorhouse, USA in Sep. 2011. Nagari’s passion for woman and nature combined together is amply demonstrated in a number of poems. His passionate love for his beloved is well depicted in the following lines :

Facts & Trivia

Shahabuddin Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Shahabuddin Nagari celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

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