Shawkat Ali is not yet fiction, Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilahi ...
He died on Wednesday morning at the Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital, while he was 81 years old at the time of his death.
Her elder son's physician Arif Shawkat Pallab said that doctors of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital declared his father dead at around 8:15 am on Thursday.
Shawkat Ali was admitted to Lab Aid Hospital on Jan 4 last for lung infection, kidney complications and heart problems. Although it was first kept in ICU, after the deterioration of the situation, he was taken to life support. Later, he was taken from Lab Aid to Bangabandhu Medical College.
Shawkat Ali was born on 12 February 1936. In 1955, his writings began to be published in various newspapers.
At the same time, he started his career by joining daily news daily in Dhaka. He later taught. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1990 for his contribution to literature.