Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal (11 March 1936 – 23 September 1989)[2] was a Bangladeshi songwriter, poet, essayist, critic and presenter.
[2] In his early life, he was a singer on East Bengal radio and television.
He was a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Rajshahi in 1966 and became professor at University of Chittagong in 1973, also worked for the government as the Director General of the Bangla Academy from 1986 until his death.
[4][5][6] Kamal was born in Gobinda village in Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District.
He received a Commonwealth Scholarship for his PhD on the Bengali Press and Literary Writings, 1818–1831, from the University of London in 1969.