Kazi Golam Mahboob
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Kazi Golam Mahboob is an activist of the Language Movement
that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan
(currently Bangladesh
). He was also an active politician and worked in both of the major political parties of Bangladesh.
. He matriculated from Barisal Torki High School in 1942 and then went to Calcutta Islamia College
. There he was elected as the VC of the college’s student assembly.
In 1948, he got admitted at the law department of Dhaka University as an LLM student. He took part at the 1948 language movement with other student leaders including sheikh mujibur Rahman, Khaleque Nawaz Khan, Shamsul Haque by joining the Students Action Committee and was arrested for this. In 1949, he was again arrested for assisting a strike at the Dhaka University. Kazi Mahbub is founding member of the Awami League. On January 31, 1952, when Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrabhasha Kormoparishad was founded, Mahboob was selected as it’s convener. Kazi Mahboob attended the meeting of the at Amtala on February 21, 1952 and joined in the rally to violate section 144. Later on, he was arrested and spent one year in prison. At the later part of his political life, he became the vice chairman of BNP
.
Language Movement
The Bengali Language Movement, also known as the Language Movement , was a political effort in Bangladesh , advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as an official language of Pakistan...
that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
(currently 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...
). He was also an active politician and worked in both of the major political parties of Bangladesh.
Language Movement and career
Kazi Golam Mahboob was born in Kashba village of Gouronodi Thana in Barisal districtBarisal District
Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.-Geography and climate:Latitude: 22.75, Longitude: 90.36, Altitude: 4....
. He matriculated from Barisal Torki High School in 1942 and then went to Calcutta Islamia College
Maulana Azad College
Maulana Azad College is located in central Calcutta, West Bengal, India. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and SN Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".It is a Government college and affiliated to the University of Calcutta...
. There he was elected as the VC of the college’s student assembly.
In 1948, he got admitted at the law department of Dhaka University as an LLM student. He took part at the 1948 language movement with other student leaders including sheikh mujibur Rahman, Khaleque Nawaz Khan, Shamsul Haque by joining the Students Action Committee and was arrested for this. In 1949, he was again arrested for assisting a strike at the Dhaka University. Kazi Mahbub is founding member of the Awami League. On January 31, 1952, when Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrabhasha Kormoparishad was founded, Mahboob was selected as it’s convener. Kazi Mahboob attended the meeting of the at Amtala on February 21, 1952 and joined in the rally to violate section 144. Later on, he was arrested and spent one year in prison. At the later part of his political life, he became the vice chairman of BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
.