Ex-Bangla Academy DG Dr Ashraf critically ill
Dr Ashraf Siddiqui, a noted poet, folklorist and former director general of Bangla Academy, is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka with respiratory problems.
Family sources said the 95-year-old has been suffering from various old age complications -- including lung problems -- for a long time. His condition has been critical for around one month.
Ashraf Siddiqui obtained his PhD degree from Indiana University, US. He made significant contribution to documentation and research on folk culture.
Dr Ashraf is famous for his poem "Taleb Master". He received Bangla Academy Award in 1964 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. He is also an Unesco award recipient.
He had been Bangla Academy DG from 1976 to 1983.
His family requested all to pray for him.
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