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Rabiul Hussein (born 31 January 1943 - died 26 November 2019) was a creative artist who was at once a poet, architect, art critic, short story writer and essayist. Along with his writing, this great man of genius devoted all his time in life to the welfare of the country and of humanity. The reddish Shahid Minar against the expansive green backdrop of Jahangirnagar University is a symbolic embodiment of our national flag, that is, of the very heart of Bangladesh. It was architect Rabiul Hussein who designed that structure.
For his contribution to language and literature he received the Ekushey Padak in 2018. He has been honored with many awards, including the Bangla Academy Literary Award, the National Poetry Council Award, the Kobitalap Literary Award and the IAB Award. He was also a preserver of the memorials of the Liberation War.
Alongside his creative work he always built himself up as a reflection of honesty, humility and ideals. Although his profession was the art of architecture, his involvement was with various national and international institutions. Along with being an architect, he had been engaged in writing since the sixties. Besides writing in various newspapers and periodicals, in the sixties he wrote for various little magazines. He is the author of some twenty-five books of poetry, essays, novels and children's literature. His notable books include 'The Architectural Culture of Bangladesh', 'Selected Poems', 'Tales of Stories', 'I Scattered the Rhymes', 'Dashing Adolescent', 'What Lies in the Depths of This Darkness', 'Twenty-Nine More Moons', 'The Bewitching Crisis of the Still Point', 'The Bird with Camphor Wings', 'The Amgna Katākuti Play', 'The Equinox Line', 'Dazzling', 'Omnibus', 'Poetry Anthology', 'The Brave People of Dreams', 'The River of Night', 'All These Blue Insults', 'Unnecessary Essays' and so on.
Rabiul Hussein played an active role in various organizations including the Institute of Architects Bangladesh, the National Poetry Council, the central Kochi-Kachar Mela, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, the Bangabandhu Museum, the Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, and international film critics. He was a member of the trustee board of the Liberation War Museum.
Countless beautiful designs created by him are spread across Dhaka city and various other places. The design of the Mukti o Swadhinata Toran (Liberation and Independence Arch) at Dhaka University (in the Nilkhet part) is his. The gate of Jahangirnagar University, some buildings, Bhasani Hall, Bangabandhu Hall, Sheikh Hasina Hall, Khaleda Zia Hall, the country's tallest Shahid Minar, and some housing and academic buildings are all from his hand. He also designed the Wazed Miah Science Complex of Jahangirnagar University. The auditorium and academic building complex of Chittagong University belong to architect Rabiul Hussein. He designed the gate of Haji Danesh University in Dinajpur, the BKSP, and a complex including an eight-lane swimming pool in Dinajpur. He designed the shooting range of BKSP Savar. The design of Chittagong Veterinary University is his. Three women's polytechnic institutes were also built to his design.
Rabiul Hussein was born on 31 January 1943 in Ratidanga village of Shailkupa in Jhenaidah. After finishing his school and college life in Kushtia town, he received his bachelor's degree from BUET. In his personal life he was a widower. His only child is Robin Hussein. Never thinking of himself, he always worked for the development of the country.
In the natural cycle of life, this man of genius suddenly bade farewell on 26 November 2019, on a Tuesday at 7:55 in the morning, while under treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital. His creative works will remain unfading with the coming generations.
