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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Mohammad Martuza''' ({{lang-bn|মোহাম্মদ মুর্তজা}}; 1 April 1931 – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali [[physician]], who [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|was killed]] during the [[Bangladesh liberation war|1971 liberation war of Bangladesh]]. He is considered a martyr in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kādira|first1=Muhāmmada Nūrula|title=Independence of Bangladesh in 266 days: history and documentary evidence|publisher=Mukto Publishers|isbn=9789843208583|pages=369|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qO5tAAAAMAAJ&q=Mohammad+Mortaza+bangladesh+liberation+war|language=en|year=2022}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mortuza was born on 1 April 1931 in [[24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[British Raj]]. He graduated from Baliganj Government High School in 1946 and from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Kolkata Presidency College]] in 1948. He started his medical education in [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Kolkata Medical College]]. After the Partition of India he moved with his family to Arangghata, [[Daulatpur Thana, Khulna|Daulatpur thana]], [[Khulna District|Khulna]], [[East Bengal]], Pakistan. He completed his MBBS from [[Dhaka Medical College and Hospital|Dhaka Medical College]] in 1954.<ref name="zxx">{{cite web|last1=Reaz|first1=Bayzid Khurshid|title=Mortaza, Mohammad |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mortaza,_Mohammad|website=Banglapedia|accessdate=28 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Martuza joined the Dacca Medical Centre as a medical officer in 1955 after completing his schooling.<ref name=MuktoMonaIntel>{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Ajay|title=Homage to my martyr colleagues|url=http://mukto-mona.net/Articles/ajoy/martyr_intellectual.htm|work=Mukto Mona|publisher=Mukto Mona|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Martuza joined [[University of Dhaka|Dhaka University]] in 1955 as a medical officer. He was involved in left wing politics. He helped publish ''Gana-Shakti'', edited by [[Badruddin Umar]], where he had his own column titled Deshe Deshe Mukti Juddha. He also wrote many books. His book ''Jana Sankhya O Sampad'' won the National Bank Literary Award in 1964. He provided medical treatment and financial help to members of [[Mukti Bahini]] during [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation war]].<ref name="zxx" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
He was picked up on 14 December by a group of [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al Badrs]] from his university residence. He was taken blindfolded with a ‘orna’ of his beloved little daughter Miti.<ref name=MuktoMonaIntel/><br />
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His body was recovered from a mass grave in [[Mirpur Model Thana|Mirpur thana]] on 3 January 1972 after the end of the war. On 14 December 1991, the [[Bangladesh Post Office]] released commemoration postal stamp with his name.<ref name="zxx" /><br />
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On 3 November 2013, [[Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin]], a Muslim leader based in London, and [[Ashrafuz Zaman Khan]], based in the US, were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people – nine Dhaka University teachers, six journalists and three physicians including Dr. Martuza – in December 1971.<ref name=Independent1>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Syed Tashfin|title=UK Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen Uddin sentenced to death in Bangladesh|<br />
url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/uk-muslim-leader-chowdhury-mueen-uddin-sentenced-to-death-in-bangladesh-8919895.html|accessdate=7 November 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=3 November 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Important works==<br />
Mortaza was a dedicated communist writer. His notable works are:<ref name=MuktoMonaIntel/><br />
* Chikita Shastrer Kahini <br />
* Prachin Vijnaner Kahini<br />
* Hunaner Krisak Andolan<br />
* Pak-Bharater Yudher Tatparya<br />
* Jana Sankhya o Sampad<br />
* Shanti na Shakti.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
[[File:Grave of Dr. Mohammad Martuza (1931–1971) by the side of DU central mosque.jpg|thumb|Grave of Dr. Mohammad Martuza by the side of Dhaka University central mosque.]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1971 Bangladesh atrocities]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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