Kazi Abdul Odud
Encyclopedia
Kazi Abdul Wadud (26 April 1894 – 19 May 1970) was a Bengali
author. He championed the Buddhir Mukti Andolon.
.
He passed entrance from Dhaka Collegiate School
.
He passed B.A. from Presidency College, Calcutta in 1917.
In 1919 he got an M.A. in Economics
from Calcutta University.
He was appointed a lecturer of Bangla at Dhaka Intermediate College in 1920.
He died in 1970 in Calcutta.
as well as a Bengali
by heart. He didn't accept the state Pakistan
from heart. He permanently moved to Calcutta after the birth of Pakistan
and never visited East Pakistan(now Bangladesh
) again.
Throughout his life he championed the freedom of thought.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
author. He championed the Buddhir Mukti Andolon.
Life
Kazi Abdul Odud was born in 1894 at his mother's village Jagannathpur in the district of Nadia(now Kushtia). His father's name is Kazi Syed Hossain and his home is at the village Bagmara of the district FaridpurFaridpur District
Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...
.
He passed entrance from Dhaka Collegiate School
Dhaka Collegiate School
Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest school in Dhaka and one of the oldest and prestigious institutions in the country for more than a century.-History:...
.
He passed B.A. from Presidency College, Calcutta in 1917.
In 1919 he got an M.A. in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from Calcutta University.
He was appointed a lecturer of Bangla at Dhaka Intermediate College in 1920.
He died in 1970 in Calcutta.
Personality
Kazi Abdul Odud was a faithful muslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
as well as a Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
by heart. He didn't accept the state Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
from heart. He permanently moved to Calcutta after the birth of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and never visited East Pakistan(now Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
) again.
Throughout his life he championed the freedom of thought.