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Oli Ahad
Oli Ahad ( – 20 October 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and language activist of the Bengali language movement, Language Movement. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Ahad was born in the Islampur village of Brahmanbaria District in 1928. In 1944, he graduated from Daudkandi Government Aided High School. During the election for the referendum of Pakistan, he became involved in politics and campaigned at places like Tripura and Bogra, and was arrested a number of times. Barrister Rumeen Farhana is his daughter. Career Ahad was one of the founders of East Pakistan Muslim Chhatra League formed on 4 Jan 1948. He was the founding general secretary of the Ganatantrik Juba League. He joined the National Awami Party (NAP) through the Kagmari Convention in 1957. Involvement in language movement Ahad first met with Khawaja Nazimuddin to discuss his language proposal on 8 January 1948. Later that year, he became a member of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanbaria District
Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, translit=Brahmôṇbaṛiya) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj and Habiganj to the north, Narsingdi District and Narayanganj to the west, Comilla to the south, and the Indian state of Tripura to its east. It was a part of Comilla until 15 February 1984.Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998. History Brahmanbaria was a part of Samatata region of the ancient Bengal. The area Syed Mahmud resided in was named Kazipara (Kazi being a variant of Qadi) after him, and his mazar (mausoleum) remains there. The leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan zamindars, Isa Khan, had his first and temporary capital situated in Sarail. During the Mughal era, Brahmanbaria was famous for producing quality cloth muslin. Brah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
