Sayed Haider (December 1925 – July 15, 2020) was a Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist. He along with

Badrul Alam Badrul Alam (1929 – 10 December 1980) was a Bangladeshi language activist, physician and medical academic. He designed the first Shaheed Minar. He was conferred with Ekushey Padak posthumously in 2014 for his contribution to the Language Move ...

designed the first

Shaheed Minar Shaheed Minar (literally, martyrs' monument) may refer to: * Shaheed Minar, Dhaka, Bangladesh * Shaheed Minar, Kolkata, India {{disambiguation ...

. It was then demolished by the Pakistani Army on 26 February 1952. For his contribution to the Language Movement he was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2016.

Early life

Haider was born in 1925 at Pabna in the then British India.

Education

He passed MBBS from

Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It houses medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on one campus. The country's first eve ...

in 1952. He received postgraduate diploma on Public health from Punjab University.

Bengali Language movement

After the unrest and killing of students on 21 February 1952, Students of

decided to build a monument '

Shaheed Minar Shaheed Minar (literally, martyrs' monument) may refer to: * Shaheed Minar, Dhaka, Bangladesh * Shaheed Minar, Kolkata, India {{disambiguation ...

' (Monument for Martyrs) in honor of the killed activists. Haider along with

planned and designed the Shaheed Minar.

Books

Haider wrote books on public health and medicine. '' Rog Niramoy Sustho Jibon'' was published in 1969. '' Loksomaj Chikitshabiggyan'' was published from

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি, ) is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture, to develop and implement nationa ...

Award and honors

Haider was awarded

in 2016 for his contribution in language movement.

Death

He died on 15 July 2020 in Dhaka from reportedly late complications of the coronavirus infection.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haider, Sayed Bangladeshi physicians Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Pabna Edward College alumni Dhaka Medical College alumni 1925 births 2020 deaths