Gaus Khan

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| native_name = গাউস খান
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|3|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sylhet District
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'''Gaus Khan''' (25 March 1909 - 20 May 1980)<ref name="মপি">{{Cite web|script-title=bn:স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের পরিচিতি|url=http://old.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?lang=bn&award_person_id=203|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018025733/http://old.cabinet.gov.bd/view_award.php?lang=bn|archive-date=18 October 2016|access-date=13 December 2017|website=[[Cabinet of Bangladesh]] |language=bn}}</ref> was a prominent politician in Bangladesh and a British expatriate organizer. He was awarded the Independence Day Award in 2011 for his unique contribution to the formation of public opinion and the collection of foreign aid during the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-03-17|title=9 picked for Independence Award 2011|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-178069|access-date=2020-07-14|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
During the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, he organized the expatriates to launch a massive campaign to raise funds, organize protest rallies, conduct diplomatic activities, and publicize the human rights violation by Pakistani soldiers.<ref name="বাসস">{{Cite news|date=3 March 2015|script-title=bn:উত্তাল মার্চ : মুক্তিযুদ্ধে আন্তর্জাতিক সমর্থন আদায়ে প্রবাসীরা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখে|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |url=http://www.bssnews.net/bangla/newsDetails.php?cat=34&id=275359&date=2015-03-03|url-status=dead |language=bn |access-date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308215934/http://www.bssnews.net/bangla/newsDetails.php?cat=34&id=275359&date=2015-03-03|archive-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>

Khan was a leader of Bengali migrants in the United Kingdom. In 1970, he was appointed the President of the U.K. branch of Awami League.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-12-22|title=Sayeeda Jaigirdar's "London 1971"|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-68107|access-date=2020-07-14|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Khan was awarded Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian award in 2011 for outstanding contribution to Bangladesh Liberation war.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-03-25|title=PM for economic emancipation|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-179029|access-date=2020-07-14|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1980 deaths]]
[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:People from Sylhet District]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]

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