Famous Poet Helal Hafiz passes away

Famous Poet Helal Hafiz passes away

Helal Hafiz, the leading contemporary poet known for his experiment in combining rebellion with love in his poems, breathed his last at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) at around 2:30 pm today.
He was 76.
A seriously ill Hafiz, a confirmed bachelor, was rushed to the hospital from his last abode at Super Home Hostel at Shahbagh area in an unconscious state but doctors at the facility said the poet died before reaching the facility.
“He was pronounced dead as he was rushed there,” said Jatiya Press Club (JPC) General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan.