What is Hayat Saif?
[[File:Hayat Saif 2009.JPG|thumb|200px|Saif in May 2009]] '''Hayat Saif''' ({{lang-bn|হায়াৎ সাইফ}}, born '''Saiful Islam Khan'''; 16 December 1942 – 13 May 2019) was a [[Bangladesh]]i poet and [[Literature|literary]] critic. He became well-known during the 1960s. He published eight poetry collections. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2018 for his writing. He was active in the [[scout movement]]. He was awarded the 305th [[Bronze Wolf Award]] in 2005. In 1999, he retired as [[chairman]] of the [[National Board of Revenue]] (NBR). He was born in [[Dhaka]]. On 13 May 2019, Saif died in Dhaka, at the age of 76.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/72319/poet-hayat-saif-passes-away|title=Poet Hayat Saif passes away|date=14 May 2019|access-date=13 May 2019|work=New Age}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saif, Hayat}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Bangladeshi poets]] [[Category:Literary critics]] [[Category:Writers from Dhaka]] {{Bio-stub}}