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| name = Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya<br />
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| caption = Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya<br />
| native_name = সন্তোষচন্দ্র ভট্টাচার্য<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|08|30|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Jantrail, Dhaka, [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], British India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|12|14|1915|08|30|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
| occupation = Scholar<br />
| nationality = [[British India]] (1941-1947)<br />[[Pakistan]] (1947-1971)<br />[[Bangladesh]] (1971)<br />
| parents = Kshitish Chandra Bhattacharyya<br /> Sarajubala Devi<br />
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'''Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya''' ({{lang-bn|সন্তোষচন্দ্র ভট্টাচার্য}}) (30 August 1915 – 14 December 1971) was a senior lecturer of the department of history at the [[University of Dhaka]], who was killed by an [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al Badr]] squad on 14 December 1971.<ref name="banglapedia">{{cite book |last=Chakraborty |first=Ratan Lal |year=2012 |chapter=Bhattacharyya, Santosh Chandra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhattacharyya,_Santosh_Chandra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Bhattacharya came from a [[Bengali Hindu]] Brahmin family known for the tradition of studying Sanskrit. He was born on 30 August 1915 in the village of Jantrail on other side of the Buriganga opposite to Dhaka. His birthplace is now under [[Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka|Nawabganj Upazila]] of [[Dhaka District]]. Bhattacharya graduated in history with honours from [[Dhaka University]]. In 1938, he completed his master's degree in history from [[Dhaka University]].<ref name="banglapedia"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 1938, Bhattacharya started his career as a lecturer of history at the [[Jagannath University|Jagannath College]]. In 1949, he joined the [[Dhaka University]] as lecturer in history. A few years later he was promoted to the position of senior lecturer. Bhattacharya's area of expertise was the Mauryan period of the Indian history, with special expertise on the works of [[Chanakya]].<br />
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== Assassination ==<br />
On 25 March 1971, when the [[Pakistan Army]] launched [[Operation Searchlight]] in [[Dhaka]], Bhattacharya escaped to his ancestral village in Jantrail. However, he had to join the university under the directive of the army. He refused to leave [[Bangladesh]] and take refuge in [[India]]. On 14 December 1971, a squad of [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al Badr]] militia abducted him from his Isa Khan residence in Dhaka. His dead body was discovered from [[Rayer Bazaar]] killing field.<ref name="banglapedia"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}<br />
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