According to famous literary critic Abdul Mannan Syed, "Shahabuddin Nagari is one of those few powerful poets of 1970s whose mastery of mixing romanticism with instinct is amazing.[1] He is a versatile littérateur who walks all literary circuits. As of February 2016, he has published more than seventy five titles to his credit. Nagari is most noted for his songs and works for the children. He is a senior bureaucrat of the government of Bangladesh. In 1971, he actively participated in the liberation war of Bangladesh.