Ghyasuddin Ahmed
Ghyasuddin Ahmed | |
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| গিয়াসউদ্দিন আহমেদ | |
_by_the_side_of_DU_central_mosque.jpg) Grave of Ghyasuddin Ahmed by the side of Dhaka University central mosque | |
| Pronunciation | Giẏāsa'uddina Āhamēda |
| Born | 12 December 1935 |
| Died | 14 December 1971 (aged 36) Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Known for | Martyred Intellectual |
Ghyasuddin Ahmed (Bengali: গিয়াসউদ্দিন আহমেদ; 1935 – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali educator who was born in the district of Narsingdi.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ahmed was born in the district of Narsingdi in 1935.[1] He passed matriculation by obtaining eighth place[2] from St. Gregory High School, Dhaka in 1950 and I.A. from Notre Dame College in 1952 by obtaining tenth place.[1][2] He passed B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in history from Dhaka University in 1957.[1] In his university days, he was a chess champion and captain of the basketball team of S. M. Hall.[2]
Career
[edit]Ahmed joined Jagannath College (now Jagannath University) as a lecturer in the history department and later joined Dhaka University in 1958. He went to the United Kingdom with a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1964 and obtained an Honours degree in world history from the London School of Economics (LSE).[1] [2]
Role in Liberation War
[edit]Ahmed collected medicine and food and delivered those to posts, such as Sufia Kamal’s house, which supplied freedom fighters for their training.[3][4]
Death
[edit]Accused of helping in the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was taken to Dhaka Cantonment in 1971 for questioning. He was released after a few days. Then again on 14 December 1971, he was picked up from Mohsin Hall by the Pakistani paramilitary Al Badar forces. On 4 January 1972 his clothes and mutilated body were identified in Mirpur area.[1]
On 3 November 2013, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Muslim leader based in London, and Ashrafuz Zaman Khan, based in the US, were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people - nine Dhaka University teachers including Ahmed, six journalists and three physicians – in December 1971.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Profiles of martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ahmad, Rashiduddin (14 December 2006). "My brother Ghyasuddin Ahmad". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Akhtar, Shameem (14 December 2013). "A tribute to our martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Hussain, Akbar (16 December 2004). "'I would rather die than sign any false statement'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Chowdhury, Syed Tashfin (3 November 2013). "UK Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen Uddin sentenced to death in Bangladesh". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2013.