Hasan Robayet
Hasan Robayet | |
|---|---|
 Robayet speaking at a workshop organised by Revolution's Watch at Bangla Academy | |
| Born | 19 August 1989 |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupations | Poet, lyricist |
| Notable work | Musolmaner Chhele (2022) Chhayakarbala (2024) |
Hasan Robayet (born 19 August 1989) is a Bangladeshi poet and lyricist. He has published several collections of poetry since 2016, and his poem Sinthi was included in a seventh-grade Bengali-language textbook in Bangladesh in 2025.[1]
Early life and education
Robayet was born on 19 August 1989 in Bogra District, Bangladesh.[2] He studied mathematics at the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
Robayet's first poetry collection, Ghumanto Mercury Fuley, was published by Chaitanya in 2016. He subsequently published several further collections, including Meengondher Tara and Emon Ghonghor Fashibade, both in 2018, the latter of which was reissued by Dhakaprokash in a later edition.[4][5] His collection Amra Kotha Boli Kenona Nirobota Fascistder Bhasha was published at the 2025 Ekushey Book Fair.[6]
Robayet's poetry has appeared in Prothom Alo's literary pages.[7]
In 2026, he wrote the lyrics for the song "Piriti", featured in the film Rockstar starring Shakib Khan.[8][9]
Inclusion in school curriculum
In 2025, Robayet's poem Sinthi was included in Saptaborna, a seventh-grade Bengali-language textbook, as part of a curriculum revision carried out by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board following the change of government in August 2024.[1][10][11]
Literary themes
In a 2026 interview with The Deltagram, Robayet said that he began writing poetry seriously towards the end of 2012, and that the political developments in Bangladesh during the following years naturally influenced his writing. He also said that his poetry explores the lives of ordinary people, history, identity and culture, including Muslim cultural identity in Bangladesh.[12]
Critical reception
Reviewing Robayet's 2020 collection Madhudangatire in New Age (Bangladesh), poet and academic Abdullah Al Muktadir described the book's thirty-eight untitled poems as evoking a timeless, geographically unfixed quality, and argued that despite an initially musical or seemingly conventional surface, the poems reveal philosophical depth on closer reading. The review characterised Robayet as an experimental and modern poet rather than a romantic one, and praised his use of rhyme as a distinguishing strength at a time when many contemporary poets avoid it.[13]
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ghumanto Mercury Fuley | Poetry | Chaitanya |
| 2018 | Meengondher Tara | Poetry | Zebracrossing |
| 2018 | Anokha Nadi | Poetry | Tobuo Proyash |
| 2018 | Emon Ghonghor Fashibade | Poetry | Dhakaprokash |
| 2020 | Madhudangatire | Poetry | Oitijjhya |
| 2021 | Taradhulipath | Poetry | Oitijjhya |
| 2022 | Musolmaner Chhele | Poetry | Oitijjhya |
| 2023 | Kusum Tar Sobtuku Jane | Poetry | Boivob |
| 2025 | Amra Kotha Boli Kenona Nirobota Fascistder Bhasha | Poetry | — |
Compiled from publisher listings (see reference above under Early life and education).
References
- 1 2 "নতুন পাঠ্যবই: গল্প, কবিতা ও ছবিতে জুলাই গণ–অভ্যুত্থান". Prothom Alo. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "হাসান রোবায়েত — লেখক পরিচিতি". Rokomari. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "আওয়ামী রেজিমকে যারা সার্ভ করছে, তাদের গুণ্ডামি স্বভাবটা যাবে না: হাসান রোবায়েত". Daily Amar Desh. 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "কোনো একক স্কুলের প্রতি আমার দাসত্ব নেই: হাসান রোবায়েত". Channel i Online. 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "আবারও 'এমন ঘনঘোর ফ্যাসিবাদে'". Desh Rupantor. 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "আমি শব্দকে পবিত্র ভাবি না: হাসান রোবায়েত". The Daily Star Bangla. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "একজন কবি, কয়েকটি কবিতা: ১০ — হাসান রোবায়েতের কবিতা". Prothom Alo. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "বিধ্বস্ত লুকে কারাগারে শাকিব: প্রকাশ্যে রকস্টারের গান পিরিতি". Kalbela. 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "পিরিতি'তে জেলে বিধ্বস্ত শাকিব খান". Dhaka Post. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Ahmed, Moshtaq (10 December 2024). "পঞ্চম থেকে অষ্টম শ্রেণির বইয়েও আসছে পরিবর্তন". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "পাঠ্যবইয়ে ইতিহাসের বয়ান সরকার পরিবর্তনের সাথে সাথে কেন বদলে যায়?". BBC Bengali. 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Rafi, Fardin Toha (19 July 2026). "'The page was my only free space': Robayet on poetry under repression". The Deltagram. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Al Muktadir, Abdullah (1 March 2020). "EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR 2020: Madhudangatire by Hasan Robayet". New Age. Retrieved 2 July 2026.