• Humayun Kabir Memorial Prize
• Bangla Academy Literary Award
• Alaol Literary Award
• Bangabandhu Medal

The police station is crowded
with people surrendering their firearms
under the surveillant eyes of the soldiers.
The shot guns , rifles , pistols and cartridges
from the people-fearful of the military order-are
piling up like the promised offering of flowers
at a holy shrine
Only I, disobeying the military order,
am openly returning home a rebel,
carrying with me
the most lethal firearm of all - my heart.

I didn't surrender it.

- translated from the Bengali by Sajed Kamal