Mozid Mahmud is a poet, novelist and essayist based in Bangladesh. Some of his notable works include In Praise of Mahfuza (1989), Nazrul–Spokesman of the Third World (1996) and Rabindranath’s Travelogues (2010). He has been awarded the Rabindra-Nazrul Literary Prize, Bangladesh Writers Club Prize and the country’s National Press Club Award, among others.