Poet Helal Hafiz hospitalised

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Bangla Academy Award-winning poet Helal Hafiz was hospitalised with high fever and respiratory complications. He was admitted to LabAid Hospital at Dhanmondi on Wednesday. Helal Hafiz’s first collection of poems, Je Jwale Agun Jwale, was published in 1986, earning him wide acclaim. His second collection, Kobita 71, was published 26 years later.