Munier Choudhury
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Munier Choudhury (27 November 1925 – 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident.[1][2] He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 1980, by the then president Ziaur Rahman's government, posthumously.[3]
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Munier Choudhury | |
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মুনীর চৌধুরী | |
Born | (1925-11-27)27 November 1925 |
Died | 14 December 1971(1971-12-14) (aged 46) Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | British Indian, Bangladeshi |
Education | MA (linguistics) |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University University of Dhaka Harvard University |
Known for | Inventor of Bengali input methods Martyred Intellectual |
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Relatives | Ferdousi Mazumder (sister) Kabir Chowdhury (brother) Ashfaque Munier (Son) |
Awards | full list |
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