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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Dentist Surgeon}}'''Muhammad Shafi''' (1915-1971) was a Bangladeshi surgeon who was killed in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. Shafi is considered a "Martyr" in [[Bangladesh]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Shafi was born in Digharey, [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]] on 5 April 1915. He graduated from Hughli Zila High School in 1930 and from Hawrah Government College in 1932. He completed his degree in dentistry from Calcutta Dental College in 1936 and in 1942 he finished his MBBS from the same college.<ref name="ddt">{{cite web|last1=Khan|first1=Muazzam Hussain|title=Shafi, Muhammad|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shafi,_Muhammad|website=Banglapedia|access-date=17 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Shafi joined [[Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital|R. Ahmad Dental Laboratory]] as a dental surgeon and later in Calcutta Medical College. He had a private practice in Baubazar Street in Kolkata. After the [[Partition of India]], he moved to [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]]. He established a private practice in Enayet Bazar. In 1964, he won the National Bank Literary Award for his book Jana-samkha O Sampad. In 1971, he supported the [[Non-cooperation movement (1971)|non-cooperation movement]]. He joined in helping the Mukti Bahini in the Bangladesh Liberation war, which started on 25 March. He helped the staff of Chittagong Radio Station with the establishment of [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]], which was opened in his residence.<ref name="ddt" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
On 7 April 1971 Shafi was detained by [[Pakistan Army]] but was released on the recommendation of Brigadier [[Mirza Aslam Beg]], a patient of his. His house was raided by Major Bokhari. Major Bokhari searched the residence and found weapons stored for [[Mukti Bahini]]. Shafi was arrested with his brother in Law, Khondakar Ehsanul Haque. Both were never seen again and assumed to be dead. His wife, [[Mushtari Shafi]], and his 3 sons and 4 children survived. Pn 14 December 1999, [[Bangladesh Post Office]] issued commemorative stamps with his name.<ref name="ddt" /><br />
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