Which Bengali mystic poet and songwriter, a zamindar born in 1854 in what is now Sunamganj, has a volume of 500 poems and songs, the Hason Raja Samagra?
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Correct answer: B. Hason Raja
- Step 1: Hason Raja was a Bengali mystic poet and songwriter from Sylhet, born on 21 December 1854 in Teghoriya village of Lakshmansree parghana, now Sunamganj, into a Bengali Muslim zamindar family. Answer: Hason Raja. The Hason Raja Samagra contained 500 poems and songs. Why not the others: Shah Abdul Karim, Radharaman Dutta and Pagal Kanai don't fit.
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