 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(April 2015) |
Abul Faiz Mujibur Rahman (born 23 September 1897, in Faridpur district of Bangladesh), was a jurist and first Bengali Muslim Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer. [1] [2]
Abul Faiz Rahman attended school in Faridpur Zilla School and graduated from Dhaka College. He moved to Calcutta University and in 1920 achieved master's degree in pure mathematics with the highest score in the history of Calcutta University beating the previous record mark achieved by Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee. [3] He then later applied to join the Indian Civil Service. He attended Balliol College, University of Oxford for probationary studies after which he joined in the judicial branch and also served as district judge in Dhaka for sometimes. [4]
Rahman opposed the death penalty of revolutionary Ambika Chakrabarty for raiding Chittagong Armoury and the decision saved Chakrabarti's life. On request by Sher E Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq, he took the responsibility of setting up the Land Acquisition Collectorate to ensure plots for hundreds and thousands of destitute Muslims living in Calcutta's slum area. [4]
Rahman died of heart failure on 12 May 1945 at the age of 48. [3]
In 1985 in remembrance of his father, Rezaur Rahman established a charitable trust called AF Mujibur Rahman Foundation. This foundation supports a number of institutions, especially the department of mathematics of Dhaka, Jagannath, Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi universities and awards the meritorious students of the department. It provide scholarships at the Institute of Business Administration of University of Dhaka, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and Gono Bishawabidyalay. The foundation also supports the Bangladesh Mathematical Society to organise the National Mathematics Undergraduate Olympiad every year.[ citation needed ]
Funded by the AF Mujibur Rahman Foundation, the new eight storey mathematics building of University of Dhaka called AF Mujibur Rahman Ganit Bhaban was inaugurated in 2014.[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu first served as the titular president of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh between April 1971 and January 1972. He then served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from the Awami League between January 1972 and January 1975. Mujib finally served as President again during BAKSAL from January 1975 till his assassination in August 1975. In 2011, the 15th constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitution.
Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 9,100,102 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the entirety of Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Padma River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname Dhan-Nodi-Khal, Ei tin-e Borishal.
Ziaur RahmanBUHJ, was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an coup d'état staged by some of his colleagues in the army.
Gopalganj is a district in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The district has about 1,172,415 civilians and its surface area is 1,490 km2. The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj. It stands on the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41". It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North, Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the south, Madaripur & Barisal district on the East and Narail district on the West.
Dhaka College is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in New Market, Dhaka 1205. It offers higher secondary education (HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are affiliated with the University of Dhaka.
Maulana Azad College is a public institute of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and SN Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".
Muhammed Abul ManzurBU was a Bangladeshi military officer who commanded the Bangladesh Forces operations in Sector 8 during the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan in 1971. He was allegedly involved in the assassination of the then-President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman. The erstwhile Chief of Army Staff and alleged mastermind of Rahman's assassination, Hussein Muhammad Ershad, had put a standing shoot-to-kill order on Manzur's life—he was killed shortly after being captured at the border. About a year later, Ershad initiated a bloodless coup d'état and took over the Central Government, holding power until 1990.
The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini was a Bangladeshi para-military force formed in 1972 by the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman government.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering undergraduate medical or dental degrees.
Murari Chand College was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then it has played an important role in the educational, cultural, and political spheres of Greater Sylhet.
Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, politician and diplomat. He set up a number of manufacturing and finance businesses during the 1960s. He played a prominent role in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, organising resistance within Bangladesh and travelling to the US to represent the Bangladesh Government in exile. He became Minister of Commerce and Foreign Trade in the newly formed state, and ambassador to the US and Mexico.
The University of Dhaka is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh and one of the most prestigious universities in Asia. University of Dhaka is most known for the patronisation of one of most important physics discoveries of all time, when Satyendra Nath Bose FRS provided the foundation for Bose-Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose-Einstein condensate at Curzon Hall
The non-cooperation movement of 1971 was a historical movement in then East Pakistan by the Awami League and the general public against the military government of Pakistan in March of that year. After the announcement of the suspension of the session of the National Assembly of Pakistan on March 1, the spontaneous movement of the people started, but officially on the call of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the non-cooperation movement started on March 2 and continued until March 25. The movement lasted for a total of 25 days. The main objective of this movement was to ensure the autonomy of East Pakistan from the central government of Pakistan. During this period, the control of the central government of West Pakistan over the civilian administration of East Pakistan was almost non-existent. At one stage of the movement, the whole of East Pakistan, except the cantonments, was practically under the command of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Sheikh Lutfur Rahman was a Bangladeshi serestadar, an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of Bangladesh. Lutfar was a religious Muslim. He was also the paternal grandfather of the Sheikh Hasina.
Rokeya Rahman Kabeer was a Bangladeshi academic and feminist.
Wahiduzzaman also known as Thanda Mia, was a Bangladeshi, politician from Faridpur.
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1.
Ḥāfiẓ Aḥmad Jaunpūrī was an Indian Muslim scholar, religious preacher and social worker. As the son and successor of Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, he led the Taiyuni reformist movement in Bengal.