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Muhammad Shahidullah (Bengali: মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) [1] was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in the BBC 's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time .
They are part of a larger social class in Bengal, known as the Khandan or Sharif, the upper class of Bengali Muslim society. [5] Amongst, this class are families with surnames with a similar origin, being taken from the founder of the family's title, such as Khandaker , Syed , Kazi , and Mirza .
On 14 December 1971, over 200 Bengali intellectuals including professors, journalists, doctors, artists, engineers, and writers were abducted from their homes in Dhaka by the Al-Badr militia and the Pakistan Army. Novelist Shahidullah Kaiser and playwright Munier Choudhury were among the victims.
On 14 December 1971, over 200 Bengali intellectuals including professors, journalists, doctors, artists, engineers and writers were abducted from their homes in Dhaka by the Al-Badr militia. [21] This incident is known as the 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals. [21] Novelist Shahidullah Kaiser and playwright Munier Choudhury were
The Bengali language movement [a] was a political movement in East Bengal [b] (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government affairs, the continuation of its use as a medium of education, its use in media, currency and ...
Shahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. [1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, [ 2 ] Ekushey Padak in 1983, and the Independence Day Award in 1998.
Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's ...
Saifunnahar Chowdhury married Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist on 17 February 1969. [6] He was abducted forever from his home on 14 December 1971 by the paramilitary Al-Badr. [2] [8] Her daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is an actress, and her son, Amitav Kaiser, a banker. [6] Panna Kaiser died in Dhaka on 4 August 2023, at the age of 73. [5]