Poet, translator, researcher and journalist Ershad Majumder died of old age complications while undergoing treatment at Dhaka鈥檚 United Hospital Sunday night. He was 84.
Ershad breathed his last at 10.45pm. He was suffering from diabetic and cardiac ailment, said his family sources on Monday.
Born on March 8 in 1940 at Ukilpara in Feni, Ershad Majumder studied at Feni College, Jagannath College and Dhaka College. He completed graduation degree in 1961 from Dhaka University.
He joined the then Pakistan Observer as an economic reporter. Later, Ershad, also a pioneer of the economic journalism in the country, worked at different newspapers, including Dainik Sangbad, Dainik Purbodesh, Dainik Banglar Bani and Dainik Janapad.
He was also chief editor of Weekly Reporter in 1978. Then he had worked as a managing editor at Daily New Nation. He had translated the poetries of Rumi and Mansur Hallaj. Fourteen books, including story, literature and poem were published in his name.
His publications include 鈥楳ayer Chithi鈥�, 鈥楰abitar Boi鈥�, 鈥楥horar Boi鈥�, 鈥楿pannash Nayika鈥�, literature Nar-Nari and Ramani, Krishna Kotha, Srimiti Kotha, and Pita-Putrake.
