ANM Muniruzzaman was a Bangladeshi

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who was killed in the

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and is considered a martyr in

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Early life

Muniruzzaman was born in Kacherkol, Shailkupa, Jhenaidaha in 1924. He graduated from Narail SD High School in 1940 and in 1942 from

Presidency College, Calcutta Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817 as the ''Hindoo College'', it was later renamed ''Presidency College'' in 1855 and functioned as a leadi ...

. He finished his BSc in statistics from Presidency College and his MSc, also in Statistics, from

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

Career

Muniruzzaman joined the

Indian Statistical Institute The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a public research university headquartered in Kolkata, India with centers in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Tezpur. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India und ...

in 1946 where he worked till 1948. After which he joined

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...

as a lecturer in the Department of Statistics. In 1961 he was promoted to reader and in 1967 to the chairman of the Department of Statistics.

Death and legacy

On 25 March 1971, at the start of

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and Bangladesh Liberation war, the

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attacked his residence. The army killed him, his older son, his nephew and also his brother.

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issued commemorative stamps with his name on 14 December 1991, the

Martyred Intellectuals Day Martyred Intellectuals Day () is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate the large number of Bangladeshi intellectuals killed by Al-Badr the collaborators of Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War, particularly on ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muniruzzaman, ANM 1942 births 1971 deaths Presidency University, Kolkata alumni People from Jhenaidah District Bangladeshi statisticians