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'''Muhammad Habibar Rahman''' (1923-1971) was a Bengali intellectual who was killed in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]] and is considered a martyr in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Three Martyred Intellectuals of RU|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/12/02/feature_ru.htm|newspaper=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Zoha first martyred intellectual|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=76588$date=2009-12-14&dateCurrent=2009-12-22|website=bssnews.net|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164525/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=76588$date=2009-12-14&dateCurrent=2009-12-22|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{Infobox person
| name              = Muhammad Habibar Rahman
| native_name        = মুহাম্মদ হাবিবর রহমান
| pronunciation      = Muhām'mada Hābibara Rahamāna
| birth_date        = 1 January 1923
| birth_place        = Baliadhar, [[Noakhali District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]]
| disappeared_date  = 15 April 1971
| awards            = Ekushey Padak
}}
(1923-1971) was a Bengali intellectual who was killed in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]] and is considered a martyr in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Three Martyred Intellectuals of RU|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/12/02/feature_ru.htm|newspaper=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Zoha first martyred intellectual|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=76588$date=2009-12-14&dateCurrent=2009-12-22|website=bssnews.net|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164525/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=76588$date=2009-12-14&dateCurrent=2009-12-22|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Rahman was born in Baliadhar, [[Noakhali District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]] on 1 January 1923. He finished his SSC from Dattapara High School in 1938 and HSC from [[Calcutta Islamia College]] in 1940. He finished his undergraduate studies in mathematics from [[Presidency College, Calcutta|Presidency College]] in Kolkata. He completed his Masters in mathematics from the [[Aligarh University]].<ref name="mbp">{{cite web|last1=Faiquzzaman|first1=Mohammad|title=Rahman, Muhammad Habibar|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rahman,_Muhammad_Habibar|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
Rahman was born in Baliadhar, [[Noakhali District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]] on 1 January 1923. He finished his SSC from Dattapara High School in 1938 and HSC from [[Calcutta Islamia College]] in 1940. He finished his undergraduate studies in mathematics from [[Presidency College, Calcutta|Presidency College]] in Kolkata. He completed his master's degree in mathematics from the [[Aligarh University]].<ref name="mbp">{{cite web|last1=Faiquzzaman|first1=Mohammad|title=Rahman, Muhammad Habibar|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rahman,_Muhammad_Habibar|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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==Death==
==Death==
The [[Pakistan Army]] on 15 April 1971 captured him from his home in front of his family and he never came back, is presumed to be dead.<ref name="mbp" /> Rajshahi University named Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall after him.  The dorm has a bust of him in its entrance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honouring a Rare Sacrifice|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-179760|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en|date=31 March 2022}}</ref> He was also awarded with "Ekushey Padak" (Lit: TwentyFirst Award) second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
The [[Pakistan Army]] on 15 April 1971 captured him from his home in front of his family and he never came back, is presumed to be dead.<ref name="mbp" /> Rajshahi University named Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall after him.  The dorm has a bust of him in its entrance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honouring a Rare Sacrifice|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-179760|website=The Daily Star|accessdate=2 August 2017|language=en|date=31 March 2011}}</ref> He was also awarded with "Ekushey Padak" (Lit: TwentyFirst Award) second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.


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For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Habibur Rahman.
Muhammad Habibar Rahman
মুহাম্মদ হাবিবর রহমান
PronunciationMuhām'mada Hābibara Rahamāna
Born1 January 1923
Baliadhar, Noakhali District, East Bengal, British India
Disappeared15 April 1971
AwardsEkushey Padak

(1923-1971) was a Bengali intellectual who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Rahman was born in Baliadhar, Noakhali District, East Bengal, British India on 1 January 1923. He finished his SSC from Dattapara High School in 1938 and HSC from Calcutta Islamia College in 1940. He finished his undergraduate studies in mathematics from Presidency College in Kolkata. He completed his master's degree in mathematics from the Aligarh University.[3]

Career[edit]

He joined Dhaka College as a professor of mathematics in 1946. In 1951 he received government funding to study in Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He graduated from Cambridge in 1953 after finishing the Tripos in mathematics. He worked in Presidency College in Kolkata before joining Rajshahi University in 1954. He joined as a professor of mathematics and by in 1958 had been promoted to reader. In 1962 he pursued higher studies in applied mathematics in the United States. From 1964 to 1966 he served as the chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Rajshahi University. From 1967 to 1970 he served as the provost of Ameer Ali Hall of Rajshahi University after which returned to being the chairman of the Department of Mathematics. He was a member of the Dhaka Rationalist club.[3][4]

Death[edit]

The Pakistan Army on 15 April 1971 captured him from his home in front of his family and he never came back, is presumed to be dead.[3] Rajshahi University named Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall after him. The dorm has a bust of him in its entrance.[5] He was also awarded with "Ekushey Padak" (Lit: TwentyFirst Award) second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Three Martyred Intellectuals of RU". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dr Zoha first martyred intellectual". bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Faiquzzaman, Mohammad. "Rahman, Muhammad Habibar". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ De, Barun; Samāddāra, Raṇabīra (1997). State, development, and political culture: Bangladesh and India. Har-Anand Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9788124104552. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Honouring a Rare Sacrifice". The Daily Star. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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