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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bengali Language Movement protestor (1925–1952)}}<br />
{{other uses|Abdus Salam (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Abdus Salam<br />
|native_name = আব্দুস সালাম<br />
|image = Language martyr, Abdus Salam.jpg<br />
|caption = Language martyr, Abdus Salam<br />
|native_name_lang = bn<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|27|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = Luxmipur village, [[Feni District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1952|4|7|1925|11|27|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[East Bengal]], Pakistan<br />
}}<br />
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'''Abdus Salam''' (27 November 1925 — 7 April 1952) was a demonstrator who died during the [[Bengali Language Movement]] demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile [[East Bengal]] (currently Bangladesh), Pakistan in 1952.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/feb/22/nation-pays-tribute-martyrs-1952|title=Nation pays tribute to the martyrs of 1952|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2016-03-21}}</ref> He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-127143|title=Include language martyrs' biographies in school curriculum|date=2010-02-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-23287|title=Move to honour Birsreshthas, language martyrs|date=2008-02-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Salam was born on 27 November 1925 in Laxmanpur (renamed 'Salam Nagar'<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-38549|title=Village named after language martyr Salam|date=2008-05-28|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref>), [[Matubhuiyan Union|Matubhuiyan]], [[Daganbhuiyan Upazila|Daganbhuiyan]], [[Feni District|Feni]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Raj]]. He studied in Krishnarampur Primary School, then at Matubhuiyan Kalimullah Minor School. He then joined the Daganbhuiyan Kemal Atatürk High School but dropped out at class 10 because of financial constraints.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Salam,_Abdus2|title=Salam, Abdus|first=Shahida|website=[[Banglapedia]]|author=Akhter|accessdate=June 16, 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Salam went to [[Kolkata]] where he stayed with his cousin and her husband who worked in the [[Port of Kolkata]]. Salam was able to get a job in the port. In 1947 he moved to [[Dhaka]] and got a job at the department of industries as cleric record keeper. He received a place to stay in the government housing Palasi Barrack at [[Azimpur, Dhaka|Azimpur]].<ref name="bpedia" /><br />
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==Bengali language movement==<br />
On 21 February 1952, the students in Dhaka defied [[Unlawful assembly|Section 144]] (curfew) and bought out rallies in support of making Bengali a state language of Pakistan. The processions was joined by other members of public beside students. The police fired on the procession killing a number of protesters and wounding others. Salam was in the procession and was shot. He was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he died from his injuries on 7 April 1952. He was buried in Azimpur graveyard.<ref name="bpedia" /> The location of his grave has since been lost.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-76812|title=Graves of three language martyrs traceless|date=2009-02-21|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
[[File:Mural - Abul Barkat - Rafiq Uddin Ahmed - Abdus Salam - Abdul Jabbar - Bengali Language Movement 1952 Martyrs - Teacher-Student Center - University of Dhaka - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2485.JPG|thumb|Mural of [[Abul Barkat]], [[Rafiq Uddin Ahmed]], Abdus Salam, [[Abdul Jabbar (activist)|Abdul Jabbar]] titled Bengali Language Movement 1952 Martyrs at Teacher-Student Center in [[University of Dhaka]]]]<br />
Salam was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000 by the government of Bangladesh. The organisation Bhasha-Shahid Abdus Salam Smriti Parishad was formed to preserve his memory. His village, Laxmanpur, was renamed Salam Nagar by the villagers in 2000. The government of Bangladesh officially recognised the name in 2009. Language Martyr Salam Auditorium was built in Daganbhuiyan Upazila. Feni District Stadium was renamed Language Martyr Salam Stadium. Language Martyr Salam Community Centre was built in Feni. In 2008 government of Bangladesh built Language Martyr Abdus Salam Library and Memorial Museum near his village school. He has been immortalised in poetry of [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]], [[Sufia Kamal]], and [[Belal Muhammad|Belal Mohammad]], etc.<ref name="bpedia" /> He was awarded the [[Independence Day Award]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/14-get-independence-award-787690|title=14 personalities, Navy to get Independence Award|date=2016-03-07|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Further reading== <br />
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* {{cite news |title=Nothing has been done to keep memory of language hero Salam alive |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2005/02/16/nothing-has-been-done-to-keep-memory-of-language-hero-salam-alive |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=February 16, 2022}}<br />
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