Debendra Nath Ghosh (22 April 1890 – 11 January 1999) was a Bangladeshi politician from
Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
. He was elected as a member of the
East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954.
Biography
Ghosh was born on 22 April 1890 in
Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
to Nibaron Ghosh and Rajlakshmi Ghosh in
Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
.
He took part in the
Language Movement.
[ He was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954. He was imprisoned for a total of 27 years for protesting in the British and Pakistan periods and afterwards.]
Ghosh died on 11 January 1999 at his own home in Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
at the age of 108.
References
1890 births
1999 deaths
People from Barisal
Bengali language movement activists
Bangladeshi politicians
Bangladeshi centenarians
Men centenarians
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