Nasir Ahmed | |
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Born | Backergunge District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan | December 5, 1952
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Poet, journalist, lyricist |
Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2010) |
Nasir Ahmed (born 5 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi poet, journalist, and lyricist. [1] He received the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2010 for his contribution to poetry. [2]
Nasir Ahmed was born on 5 December 1952 in the village of Alinagar, Bhola Sadar Upazila, Bhola District, now in Bangladesh. [3]
He obtained his postgraduate degree in Bengali from the University of Dhaka. [3]
Nasir Ahmed was enlisted as a first-class lyricist at Radio Bangladesh and Bangladesh Television. He has been involved in journalism since 1977. He began his career with the weekly Ganomukti, and later worked at Dainik Bangla, Dainik Janakantha, Dainik Samakal, and Dainik Bartoman.
On 29 December 2014, he joined Bangladesh Television as a director of the news department. [4] He retired in 2018. [5]