Baskadia

Biography of the poet: -------------------------------------- Poet Samiul Asad is a Merchant Marine Officer by profession. He was born in a Muslim family in the village of Diargarfa, Baraigram Police Station, Natore District. He has four family member including his father, mother and younger sister. He studied at the Bangladesh Marine Academy, the highest marine school in Bangladesh. Samiul Asad started writing his poems while studying in class 8. So far, more than 50 of his poems have been published in various journals of the country. Some of the notable poems written by him are: Sailor(Nabik), Life(Pran), Car(Gari), Peace(Shanti) etc. The sailor(Nabik) poem is written from the poet's real life. He wrote this poem while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a ship. As a Marine officer, he has already traveled to 24 independent countries. He wants to be the captain of the ship in the future and play a significant role in keeping the world economy afloat.