Shafiur Rahman

Politician

Birthday January 24, 1918

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace India

DEATH DATE Feb 22, 1952 (34)

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About

Bangladeshi man who became a martyr of the Bangladesh language movement after he was shot in the back by a Pakistani Police Officer in 1952 while riding his bike to work.

Before Fame

He studied at the Government Commercial College of Kolkata.

Trivia

The clothes worn at the time of his death have been displayed at the Bangladesh National Museum.

Family Life

He and his wife, Aquila Khatoon, had a daughter named Asfia, and a son named Shafiqur.

Associated With

He posthumously won the prestigious Ekushey Padak Award, which was also the case for poet Nazrul Islam .