Shafiur Rahman

Shafiur Rahman (Bengali: শফিউর রহমান) (24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan.[1][2]

Shafiur Rahman
Born24 January 1918
Konnagar Village, Serampore, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now West Bengal, India)
Died22 February 1952
Dhaka, East Bengal (Now Bangladesh)
OccupationGovernment Service Holder
Known forLanguage Martyr of 1952
Grave of Sofiur Rahman in Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka.
The grave of Sofiur, 21 Feb 1953

Early life

Shafiur Rahman was born in Konnagar Village, Serampore, in Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father's name was Hakim Mahabubur Rahman and mother's name was Kanayata Khatoon. He completed his I. Com from the Kolkata Government Commercial College. After the partition of India he moved to Dhaka, East Bengal taking a job of a clerk in the accounts section of the Dhaka High Court.[3]

Bengali Language Movement

On 22 February 1952[4] while commuting to his job on his bicycle he entered Nawabpur Road, which was full of protesters against police shootings the previous day at a language movement rally. Police fired at the protests in which Rahman was shot in the back and died after being taken to Dhaka Medical College. He was buried in Azimpur graveyard under Police guard.[3][5]

Legacy

Two days after the incident, the First Shaheed Minar was inaugurated by his Father, Hakim Mahbubur Rahman along with the protesting students of Dhaka University.

In 2000 Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh.[3] A bronze sculpture of his head with four other "martyrs" of the language movement is called Moder Gorob and located in Bangla Academy premises.[6]

References
  1. "Nation pays tributes to language movement martyrs". The Daily Star. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. "Homage to language heroes". The Daily Star. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. Rafiqul Akbar (2012), "Rahman, Shafiur", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. "Tribute paid to language martyrs | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. Al-Helal, Bashir. Bhasha Andoloner Itihash. pp.482–83
  6. Mitu, Wahida. "Moder Gorob: An ornament in Ekushey Book Fair". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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