Nabakumar Institution is a historical education institute in Bakshi Bazar of

Old Dhaka Old Dhaka () is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar (), the capital of Bengal Subah, Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal em ...

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History

Nabakumar Institution was established in 1916 by a

zamindar A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...

called Nabakumar. It was operated as a school though it was named an institute. In 1973 it opened a college branch.

Matiur Rahman Mallik Matiur Rahman Mallik (24 January 1953 – 24 January 1969) was a Pakistani Bengali national activist. He was killed by the Pakistani police during 1969 uprising in East Pakistan. He received the Independence Day Award from the Government of Ba ...

, a ninth grade student of Nabakumar Institution, was killed during a street march demanding autonomy for the then

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

by the Pakistan police on 24 January 1969. The day is seen as Mass Upsurge Day by the Bangladeshi as it eventually led to the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

. In remembrance of this great sacrifice for the nation Matiur Rahman Monument was constructed in its premises.

Notable alumni

* Abdul Waheed Chowdhury, military officer * A. K. M. Miraj Uddin, freedom fighter, athlete and politician *

, student activist * Mohammad Abu Yusuf, footballer * Mohammed Sultan Ahmed, footballer * Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury, musician

References

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