Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall is one of the oldest residential halls of

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History

Establishment

Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall was established in 1940 and named after

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Bengalis, Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the first and longest Prime Minister of Bengal, prime minister of Bengal during the Britis ...

, former prime minister of undivided Bengal. Fazlul Huq played a major part in establishing

. The hall commenced its activity on 1 July 1940 with 363 students including include 231 residential students, 132 non-residential students and 3 female students. On 16 June 1972, the syndicate of Dhaka University removed the word "Muslim" from its name. The decision was challenged in court by Advocate Shamsul Alam. On 1 March 2004,

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ordered the university authorities to restore the original name. Linguist

Muhammad Shahidullah Muhammad Shahidullah (; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali people, Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. He played vital role in Language movement of 1952 he was the first to establish logic about Why Bengali should ...

was the first provost of the hall.

Establishment of East Pakistan Muslim Students' League

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was politically active on Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall, even though he was not an residential student of the hall. On 4 January 1948, East Pakistan Muslim Students' League was established in a meeting organized at Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall Auditorium and after establishment of the political group, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came out as an influential leader.

Language Movement

On 15 January 1948, the National Language Sub-Committee Office of the National Language Action Committee was relocated to Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall at the proposal made by Muhammad Twaha, the then DUCSU vice president of the hall committee. On 2 March 1948, The second National Language Action Committee (সর্বদলীয় রাষ্ট্রভাষা সংগ্রাম পরিষদ), which was a coalition of

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and East Pakistan Muslim Students' League, was also formed at a meeting presided by

in this hall to strengthen language movement.

Facilities

The hall consists which was afo residential buildings: * The three-storey ''main building'' * The five-storey ''south building'' The hall has a capacity of a total of 244 rooms with 766 seats. Although, there are almost twice as many residential students who currently reside there exceeding the hall's total capacity. The hall has a library with books on different subjects. The library is open for non-resident as well as resident students every working day. New books are purchased in every academic year from the university fund. Annual sports are organized every year. Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall Debating Club hosts the ''National Science Debating Festival'' annually.

Gallery

File:Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall 1.JPG, Hall main building File:Office of Provost - Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall - University of Dhaka - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2044.JPG, Office of Provost - Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall - University of Dhaka File:Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, DU .jpg, View from Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka File:Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall 3.JPG, Hall ''Muktamancha,'' a place of cultural activity. File:Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall 4.JPG, Entrance of hall File:Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall - Southern Facade - University of Dhaka - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2060.JPG, Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall main building gate.

References

External links

Alumni association of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall

Official website of University of Dhaka
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