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| name = Sayed Haider<br />
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| birth_date = December 1925<br />
| birth_place = [[Pabna]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| nationality = Bangladeshi<br />
| alma_mater = [[Dhaka Medical College]]<br />
| death_date = 15 July 2020 (aged 94)<br />
| occupation = <br />
| known_for = [[Bengali Language Movement]] veteran <br/> Designer of first [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka]]<br />
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]<br />
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'''Sayed Haider''' (December 1925 – July 15, 2020) was a Bangladeshi physician and [[Bengali language movement|Language Movement]] activist. He along with [[Badrul Alam]] designed the first [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = A Monument of Souls|url = http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/monument-souls-574186|website = The Daily Star|access-date = 2016-02-21|last = Jahan|first = Nilima}}</ref> It was then demolished by the Pakistani Army on 26 February 1952. For his contribution to the Language Movement he was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2016.<ref>[http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/uphold-dignity-mother-tongue-575497 Uphold dignity of mother tongue]. ''The Daily Star'' (21 February 2016)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = PM distributes Ekushey Padak|url = http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/95705/PM-distributes-Ekushey-Padak-2016|website = Prothom Alo|access-date = 2016-02-21}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = PM to hand over Ekushey Padak Saturday|url = http://www.observerbd.com/2016/02/19/137325.php|access-date = 2016-02-21}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Haider was born in 1925 at Pabna in the then British India.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Education ==<br />
He passed MBBS from [[Dhaka Medical College]] in 1952. He received postgraduate diploma on Public health from Punjab University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=চলে গেলেন ভাষাসংগ্রামী ডা. সাঈদ হায়দার|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1780917.bdnews|access-date=2020-07-15|website=bdnews24.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Bengali Language movement ==<br />
After the unrest and killing of students on 21 February 1952, Students of [[Dhaka Medical College]] decided to build a monument '[[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]]' (Monument for Martyrs) in honor of the killed activists. Haider along with [[Badrul Alam]] planned and designed the Shaheed Minar.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Correspondent|title=Chronology of important events of Language Movement|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Chronology-of-important-events-of-Language|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Prothomalo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-21|title=IT'S TRUE!|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/its-true-3041|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
Haider wrote books on public health and medicine. '' Rog Niramoy Sustho Jibon'' was published in 1969. '' Loksomaj Chikitshabiggyan'' was published from [[Bangla Academy]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Award and honors ==<br />
Haider was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2016 for his contribution in language movement.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-20|title=PM hands Ekushey Padak 2016|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/pm-distributes-ekushey-padak-2016-575164|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 15 July 2020 in Dhaka from reportedly late complications of the coronavirus infection.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language movement veteran Sayeed Haider dies|url=https://risingbd.com/english/Language-movement-veteran-Sayeed-Haider-dies/72465|access-date=2020-07-15|website=risingbd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Language movement veteran Sayeed Haider dies of corona|url=https://en.somoynews.tv/Language-movement-veteran-Sayeed-Haider-dies-of-corona/news/9792|access-date=2020-07-16|website=en.somoynews.tv|language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Bangladeshi physicians]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]<br />
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[[Category:Dhaka Medical College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:1925 births]]<br />
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