Badrul Alam (1929 – 10 December 1980) was a

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language activist, physician and medical academic. He designed the first Shaheed Minar. He was conferred with

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posthumously in 2014 for his contribution to the Language Movement.

Biography

Alam was born in 1929 in Sherpur to Nasir Uddin Ahmad and Tohurunnesa. His ancestors' house is situated in

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. He completed matriculation from Mymensingh Zilla School. Later, he completed higher secondary studies from Haraganga College, Munsiganj. Then, he was admitted into Dhaka Medical College and received MBBS degree from there in 1956. Alam took part in the Language Movement. He designed the first Shaheed Minar. Alam applied for a job at Dhaka Medical College after passing MBBS but was unsuccessful, as there was no vacancy. Then, he went to

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and started work at a hospital in Adowal. Later, he quit the job and joined a medical college of

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as a lecturer of anatomy department in 1957. After that he went to the

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for higher studies in 1961. He returned to his own country in 1967. Alam joined

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as an assistant professor after passing

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examination in 1970. 10 years later he was transferred to Dhaka Medical College. Alam died on 10 December 1980. After his death he was conferred with

posthumously in 2014 for his contribution to the Language Movement.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Badrul 1929 births 1980 deaths People from Sherpur District 20th-century Bangladeshi physicians Bangladeshi medical academics Dhaka Medical College alumni Bengali language movement activists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Bir Uttom Mukti Bahini personnel Academic staff of Sir Salimullah Medical College