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| name = Ahsan Habib<br />
| image = File:Ahsan Habib (poet).jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|1|2|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Shankarpasha , [[Pirojpur]], [[East Bengal]] (now [[Bangladesh]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|7|10|1917|1|2|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
| yearsactive = 1934–1985<br />
| occupation = Writer, poet<br />
| nationality = [[Bangladesh]]i<br />
| known_for =''Ashay Basati'','' Megh Bale Chaitre Jabo'', ''Aranya Nilima'', ''Ranikhaler Sanko''<br />
| awards = {{unbulleted list|UNESCO Literary Prize (1960-61)|[[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1961)|[[Ekushey Padak]] (1978)}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ahsan Habib''' (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture.<ref name="Bengali">{{cite book<br />
|last1=Huq |first1=Mohammad Daniul |last2=Rahman |first2=Aminur |year=2012<br />
|chapter=Bangla Literature |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangla_Literature<br />
|editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in [[Pirojpur]]. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ''Takbir'', ''Bulbul'' (1937–38) and ''The Saogat'' (1939-43) and he was a staff artiste at the Kolkata Centre of All India Radio. After partition he came to [[Dhaka]] and worked on ''Daily Azad'', ''Monthly Mohammadi'', ''Daily Krishak'', ''Daily Ittehad'', ''Weekly Prabaha'', etc.<ref name=Banglapedia-1>{{cite book<br />
|last=Guha |first=Bimal |year=2012<br />
|chapter=Habib, Ahsan |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Habib,_Ahsan<br />
|editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in [[Pirojpur]] district. His father's name is Hamijuddin Hawladar and his mother's name is Jomila Khatun. He had been writing poem since his school life. While reading in [[Brojomohun College]], he shifted to [[Kolkata]] for livelihood.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sahittyo Path|title=Early life of Ahsan Habib|publisher=NCTB}}</ref><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
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===Poems===<br />
His first book of poetry was ''Ratri Shesh''. Others include:<ref name="Banglapedia-1" /><br />
* ''Chhaya Horin'' (1962)<br />
* ''Shara Dupur'' (1964)<br />
* ''Ashay Boshoty'' (1974)<br />
* ''Megh Bole Choitrey Jabo'' (1976)<br />
* ''Duhate Dui Adim Pathar'' (1980)<br />
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===For children===<br />
* ''Josna Rater Golpo''<br />
* ''Brsti Pare Tapur Tupur'' (1977)<br />
* ''Chutir Din Dupure'' (1978)<br />
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===Novels===<br />
* ''Ranee Khaler Shako'' (for teenagers)<br />
* ''Aronno Neelima''<br />
* ''Zafrani Rong Payra''<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Ahsan Habib received several awards for his literary achievements,<ref name="Bengali"/> including:<br />
* UNESCO Literary Prize (1960–61)<br />
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1961)<br />
* [[Adamjee Literary Award]] (1964)<br />
* Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977)<br />
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1978)<br />
* Jatiya (National) Padak<br />
* Abul Mansur Ahmed Memorial Prize (1980)<br />
* Abul Kalam Memorial Prize (1984)<br />
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