Mohammad Moazzem Hossain is a Bangladeshi educationist who was killed in the

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by Razakars. He is considered a martyr in

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Early life

Hossain was born in Badokhali, Bagerhat sadar,

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on 1 December 1932. He graduated from Kajdia High Madrasa in 1948, and completed his BA in 1952 from Government P.C. College, Bagerhat. In 1954, he received his M.A. in economics from

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Career

In 1954 Hossain joined the Chitalmari High School as its headmaster. In 1955, he joined the Government P.C. College as an economics lecturer. By 1971 he was the head of the college's economics department. On 25 March 1971, the Bangladesh Liberation war started. Hossain organised the youth in the locality to help refugees move to

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, and to send youths in India for military training. He himself received training in camps in India and returned to Bangladesh on October. He was assigned in the Bagerhat sub-sector as the administrative officer under the command of Subedar Tajul Islam, and engaged in a number of battles against the

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Death and legacy

On 28 October 1971, on his way home, Hossain was shot and killed by Razakars, a militia raised by the Pakistan Army. In 1995, the Shaheed Professor Moazzem Foundation was established in Bagerhat to preserve his memory. On 14 December 1997, the

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issued commemorative stamps in his honour. In 2001, he posthumously received the Visva Bangali Sammelon Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mohammad Moazzem 1942 births 1971 deaths University of Dhaka alumni People from Bagerhat District Bangladeshi statisticians