Sanaul Huq

Sanaul Huq (23 May 1924 – 4 February 1993) was a Bangladeshi poet, translator, and civil servant. He had served as the first ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium and the European Union during 1973–1976.

Early life and education Sanaul Huq was born in Chowra village, Brahmanbaria District to Zahurul Huq and Syeda Husaini Begum. On 12 August, they had arrived at Huq's residence from Bonn and attended a candlelight dinner on the 14th. Upon hearing Rahman's death on the 15th, Huq called Humayun Rashid Choudhury, the then ambassador of Bangladesh to West Germany, and requested him to take the guests back to Germany immediately. Eventually, the guests were transported from Brussels to Aachen on the Belgium–Germany border. Chowdhury then sent two cars to Aachen to bring Hasina and family to his residence in Königswinter. In April 2023, the District and Sessions Judge Court in Dhaka ordered investigation into the family accusing of fraud related to the sale of a property in Gulshan. Huq had possessed land properties in Dhanmondi and Gulshan during the military rule of Muhammad Ayub Khan in the 1960s. The court suspected that the family had deceived the court by not revealing the identity of their father.

Works Nodi O Manusher Kavita (1956) Sombhoba Onannya (1962) Surya Onyotor (1963) Bichurna Arshite (1968) Ekti Ichcha Sahasra Paley (1973) Kal Samakal

Awards Bangla Academy Literary Award (1964) UNESCO Award (1965) Lekhok Sangho Prize (1965) Ekushey Padak (1983) Alokto Sahitya Prize (1985)