Shamsul Alam Khan Milon (), commonly known as ''Shaheed Dr. Milon,'' was a

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physician and political activist. He was killed on November 27, 1990, allegedly by cadres supportive of ''the then'' military ruler

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Early life and education

Milon was born on August 21, 1957, at

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. He passed SSC in 1973 and HSC in 1975 from

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. Then he was enrolled in

Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1946, the college houses a medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on its campus. History Site during ...

to study Medicine. He passed MBBS in 1983. He completed M.Phil in Biochemistry in 1988.

Career

Milon joined at Department of Physiology & Biochemistry in

as lecturer. He had been serving at that post till his death. He was ''the then'' Joint secretary of

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Death

At the height of

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, Milon was killed by gunmen of the then military dictator

near

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on November 27, 1990. On that day, Milon, accompanied by Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin were heading for the then IPGMR to attend a meeting arranged by

by a

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. Milon was shot while crossing TSC of University of Dhaka. He was rushed to

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but doctors declared him dead.

Impact of death

The death of Milon ignited a wide spread uprising amid the anti-autocracy movement. It prompted the dethroning of military ruler

on December 6, 1990, only a few days after Milon's assassination.

Shaheed Dr. Milon day

The day of his death is observed each year as ''Shaheed Dr. Milon Day'' by all political parties in Bangladesh since 1991.

References

{{Reflist 1957 births 1990 deaths Physicians from Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni 20th-century Bangladeshi physicians