Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikary (1938-1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist and political activist who was killed by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh Liberation War; and who is viewed as a "martyr" in Bangladesh.

Early life

Adhikary was born on 1 January 1938 in Mulpara,

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Narsingdi Narsingdi /Narsingdi Sadar ( bn, নরসিংদী) is a city and headquarters of Narsingdi District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway connects Narsingdi with the capital and other major cities. The district is ...

. He graduated from

Jagannath College Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sa ...

, Dhaka in 1960. He finished his graduate studies with a Masters in Economics in 1963, and a Masters in Accounting in 1970 from

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Adhikary started his teaching career in Gayeshpur School. After finishing his master's degree in 1963 he joined Bajitpur College as an Economics lecturer. The next year he was appointed Economics lecturer in Narsingdi College. He was involved in the communist and Bengali nationalist movements in the 1960s.

Death and legacy

When the Bangladesh Liberation war started, Adhikary was arrested with fellow faculty and employees of the college on 28 August 1971 by the Pakistan Army. They were taken to the army camp at Narsingdi Telephone Exchange Building. Later that day they were killed near the Iron Bridge in Panchdona.

References

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