after the long sickness anD all... kabi Shamsur Rahman died couple of hours ago, Innanillahe wa innailaihi rajeun.
he was really sick for last few days anD his life was supported by the machines, after suffering a lot... may he rest in peace now.
i wasnt a gr8 fan of him... but i liked him.. read a lil though... but liked wht i read...
kemon jeno kosto kosto lagtese khobor ta shune... mon kharap lagtese
May his soul rest in peace
sad news indeed...allah unar atthar magferat daan korun...
Shamsur Rahman was the opening of an ERA. Till his death, that ERA sustained and glorified itself with contributions from post-modern poets from both Bangladesh and West Bengal.
He has passed away. But the ERA hasn't. It won't.
Unlike all other poets and pretending-poets of our country, he never ran after any materialistic interest; in fact he gained nothing from anywhere except unconditional love of readers. He used to live in a house in Shaymoli that was given by his brother (who used to live abroad). I had the fortune to visit him there several times--and talk in his room totally filled up with books and books.
Such was his personal affection towards me that once (in 1989 as far as I remember) he said in his room : "Tumi shadhinota birodhider potrikaye kobita chhapiyechho!!! ...Ami khub koshto peyechhi..."
The background was: A poem written by me named 'Awntorgoto Shawnglaap' was published in the literary page of the daily Inqilab. He saw it and wasn't happy that I had chosen Inqilab to get it published. [Of course, at that time, Inqilab was a hardcore fundamentalist paper--not the 'pro-14 party Inqilab' of today.]
When he made that comment, I immediately showed him some other poems of mine that were published in progressive newspapers and magazines, and I still remember his smile looking at those..............
Now that he has gone, my heartfelt dowa for the soul of this "apado mostok kobi"--Shamsur Rahman.
khoborta sune amaro khub kharap legese...may his soul rest in peace..