Abul Hasnat, eminent litterateur and editor of Kali O Kalam, a literary monthly magazine, has passed away.
He breathed his last at Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital in Dhaka city around 8:30 am on Sunday, while undergoing treatment there since September 15 due to a lung infection.
Mr Hasnat has left his mark in various sections of literature, including poetry, novels and picture-criticism. He is also best known as a prudent and sensitive literary editor.
He received the Bangla Academy Award in 2013.
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