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Habibur Rahman was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1984 and [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2007 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]]. He served as a Fellow of [[Bangla Academy (Bangladesh)|Bangla Academy]], [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] and [[Worcester College, Oxford]].<ref name=bp/> | Habibur Rahman was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1984 and [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2007 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]]. He served as a Fellow of [[Bangla Academy (Bangladesh)|Bangla Academy]], [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] and [[Worcester College, Oxford]].<ref name=bp/> | ||
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Habibur Rahman was | Habibur Rahman was born on 3 December 1928 to a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family of [[Muslim]] [[Bishwas]]es in the village of [[Raghunathganj II|Dayarampur]] in [[Jangipur subdivision]], [[Murshidabad district]], [[Bengal Presidency]]. His father Maulavi Zahiruddin Bishwas was a lawyer associated with the Anjuman and later the [[All-India Muslim League]]'s [[Pakistan Movement]]. During the [[Second World War]], his father was a regional leader of the National United Front and was briefly arrested in December 1947, being kept in Berhampore Prison. After the [[Partition of Bengal (1947)|Partition of Bengal]] in 1947, the family eventually migrated to [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Nawabganj]] and later to [[Rajshahi]]. Habibur Rahman's mother Gul Habiba belonged to a Bengali Muslim family from Shyampur in [[Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj|Shibganj subdivision]], where her son spent much of his childhood. | ||
Habibur Rahman graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history from the [[University of Dacca]] in 1949. He completed his [[Master of Arts]] in 1951. After that, Habibur Rahman completed a B.A. in modern history from the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=bp/> During his student life, he was an activist in the [[Bengali Language Movement]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Habibur Rahman passes away|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/01/11/habibur-rahman-passes-away|date=11 January 2014|accessdate=8 July 2017|newspaper=[[bdnews24.com]]}}</ref> | |||
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Muhammad Habibur Rahman (3 December 1928 – 11 January 2014) was a Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1995.[1] He was the Chief Adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.[1] He was a faculty member at the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi and University of Dhaka. Besides, being a language activist, advocate of the Bengali language, he wrote extensively and published eight books on the subject.[2] He played a significant role to implement Bengali in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[3] He wrote Jathashabdo (1974), the first thesaurus in the Bengali language.[4]
Habibur Rahman was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 and Ekushey Padak in 2007 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as a Fellow of Bangla Academy, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and Worcester College, Oxford.[1]
Early life and education
Habibur Rahman was born on 3 December 1928 to a Bengali family of Muslim Bishwases in the village of Dayarampur in Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district, Bengal Presidency. His father Maulavi Zahiruddin Bishwas was a lawyer associated with the Anjuman and later the All-India Muslim League's Pakistan Movement. During the Second World War, his father was a regional leader of the National United Front and was briefly arrested in December 1947, being kept in Berhampore Prison. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, the family eventually migrated to Nawabganj and later to Rajshahi. Habibur Rahman's mother Gul Habiba belonged to a Bengali Muslim family from Shyampur in Shibganj subdivision, where her son spent much of his childhood.
Habibur Rahman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Dacca in 1949. He completed his Master of Arts in 1951. After that, Habibur Rahman completed a B.A. in modern history from the University of Oxford.[1] During his student life, he was an activist in the Bengali Language Movement.[5]
Career
Habibur Rahman began his career as a lecturer in history of Dhaka University in 1952. Later he joined the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi where he subsequently held the office of Dean of the Faculty of Law (1961) and of Reader in History (1962–64). He changed his profession in 1964 when he took to law and joined the Dhaka High Court Bar. In his legal career, he held the offices of Assistant Advocate General (1969), Vice President of High Court Bar Association (1972) and member of Bangladesh Bar Council (1972).[1]
Literature
Habibur Rahman was an author of seventy books in Bengali on law, language, literature, poetry and religion and five books in English, including two books of verse. Law of Requisition (1966), Rabindra Prabandhey Sanjna O Parthakya Bichar (1968), Jatha-sabda (1974), Matri-bhashar Sapakshey Rabindranath (1983), Qur'an-sutra (1984), Bachan O Prabachan (1985), Gangariddhi thekey Bangladesh (1985), Rabindra Rachanar Rabindra-byaksha (1986), Rabindra-kabyey Art, Sangeet O Sahitya (1986), Koran-shorif Sorol Banganubad, On Rights and Remedies, Amara ki Jabo-na Tader Kachhey Jara Shudhu Banglai Katha Baley (1996).Template:Fact
Legacy
Habibur Rahman made notable contributions to the Language Movement, 21 February 1952 of the then East Pakistan. He was the first person to break the Section 144 lead the first batch of a procession and was arrested soon after that. On that day, the police and parliamentary forces resorted to widespread tear gas shelling, clubbing and finally shooting. Consequently, several students were killed, hundreds were injured and thousands were arrested.Template:Fact
Death
On 11 January 2014, at the age of 85, Habibur Rahman died at United Hospital, Gulshan, Dhaka.[1]
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