Gaziul Haque
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Gaziul Haque (February 13, 1929 - June 17, 2009) is a language activist and a renowned student leader during the Bengali Language Movement. He chaired the meeting at the Dhaka University premises on February 21, 1952 from which the decision to violate Section 144 was made. Later that day police fired into the students who demanded equal status of Bengali along with Urdu
and eventually they prevailed.
Gaziul Haque was born in Nishchintopur village of Chagolnaia Thana in Noakhali district
on February 13, 1929. He passed matriculation from Bogra Zilla School in 1946. Next year on September he joined the Democracy Summit in Dhaka
. He was the chairman of the procession of a news published in the English daily Morning News. On March 11, 1948, he took part in the rally demanding the status of Bangla which was directed by Muhammad Shahidullah
. At the end of July in 1951, he joined a meeting along with other student leaders of that time to influence the dimming Language Movement. At the end of the meeting a leaflet was supplied by Abdul Matin
.Earlier on 11th March ,1951 a meeting was organized by the then East Pakistan Chatra League at Dhaka University campus. Mr. Khaleque Nawaz Khan, President of Chatra League presided over that meeting.In that meeting Mr. Abdul Matin was selected as convenor of Dhaka University language movement committee.
On 30 January 1952 when Khwaja Nazimuddin reiterated about their language policy, Gaziul Haque captained a meeting at the Dhaka University campus and also run a rally of the agitated students. He also chaired the meeting at Amtala on February 4. On February 21, 1952, Haque again chaired the all important meeting which decided to break the Section 144. After the police attack he got injured and forced to go the hospital. Next day he had to hide after the threat by the government. On April 14, 1953 he was fired from the University for student politics and his M. A. degree was suspended by the authority. Later his degree was restored and suspension was lifted due to student procession. Gaziul Haque was arrested again on February 19 of the next year and released on April 18. In his professional career, Haque is a lawyer by profession.
The 44th convocation of the University of Dhaka held in 2008 honored him by giving the degree 'Doctor of Literature'.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and eventually they prevailed.
Gaziul Haque was born in Nishchintopur village of Chagolnaia Thana in Noakhali district
Noakhali District
Noakhali is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong Division.-Geography:Noakhali District located in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh...
on February 13, 1929. He passed matriculation from Bogra Zilla School in 1946. Next year on September he joined the Democracy Summit in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. He was the chairman of the procession of a news published in the English daily Morning News. On March 11, 1948, he took part in the rally demanding the status of Bangla which was directed by Muhammad Shahidullah
Muhammad Shahidullah
Muhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...
. At the end of July in 1951, he joined a meeting along with other student leaders of that time to influence the dimming Language Movement. At the end of the meeting a leaflet was supplied by Abdul Matin
Abdul Matin (language activist)
Abdul Matin is a language activist of the Bengali Language Movement that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan to make Bangla one of the state language of Pakistan. He was one of the leading student leader and organizer of the movement...
.Earlier on 11th March ,1951 a meeting was organized by the then East Pakistan Chatra League at Dhaka University campus. Mr. Khaleque Nawaz Khan, President of Chatra League presided over that meeting.In that meeting Mr. Abdul Matin was selected as convenor of Dhaka University language movement committee.
On 30 January 1952 when Khwaja Nazimuddin reiterated about their language policy, Gaziul Haque captained a meeting at the Dhaka University campus and also run a rally of the agitated students. He also chaired the meeting at Amtala on February 4. On February 21, 1952, Haque again chaired the all important meeting which decided to break the Section 144. After the police attack he got injured and forced to go the hospital. Next day he had to hide after the threat by the government. On April 14, 1953 he was fired from the University for student politics and his M. A. degree was suspended by the authority. Later his degree was restored and suspension was lifted due to student procession. Gaziul Haque was arrested again on February 19 of the next year and released on April 18. In his professional career, Haque is a lawyer by profession.
The 44th convocation of the University of Dhaka held in 2008 honored him by giving the degree 'Doctor of Literature'.