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{{Short description|Bengali Language Movement protester (1927–1952)}} | {{Short description|Bengali Language Movement protester (1927–1952)}} | ||
{{Distinguish|Abul Barkat (economist)}} | {{Distinguish|Abul Barkat (economist)}} | ||
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| image | | image = Language martyr, Abul Barkat.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| native_name | | native_name = আবুল বরকত | ||
| native_name_lang = bn | | native_name_lang = bn | ||
| name | | name = Abul Barkat | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|06|16|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Salar, Murshidabad|Salar]], Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
| death_place | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|02|21|1927|06|16|df=yes}} | ||
| height | | death_place = [[Dacca]], East Bengal, Pakistan | ||
| occupation | | resting_place = Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka | ||
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| occupation = Language rights activist | |||
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'''Abul Barkat''' ({{ | '''Abul Barkat''' ({{langx|bn|আবুল বরকত}}; 16 June 1927 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the [[Bengali language movement]] protests which took place in the erstwhile [[East Pakistan]] (currently [[Bangladesh]]), in 1952.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-89436|title=DU hands over martyr Barkat's certificate after 58 years|date=2009-05-23|work=The Daily Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416120923/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-89436 |access-date=2017-04-05|archive-date=16 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/ekushey-a-turning-point-in-our-history|title=Ekushey: A turning point in our history|date=2013-02-21|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref> He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribute paid to language martyrs|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/feb/21/tribute-paid-language-martyrs|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2015-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-100452|title=Documentary on Shaheed Abul Barkat premiered|date=2009-08-07|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Barkat was born on June | Abul Barkat was born on June 16, 1927 in Babla village, [[Salar, Murshidabad|Salar]] that time [[Bharatpur I|Bharatpur]] Block, [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]], [[British Raj]]. He studied in Babla primary school and completed his matriculation from Talibpur High School in 1945 and completed his intermediate from [[Krishnath College]] in 1947. He moved to Dhaka in 1948 after the [[Partition of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Barkat,_Abul|title=Barkat, Abul|last=Kader|first=Rozina|date=|website=Banglapedia|language=en|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> He completed his BA in political science from [[University of Dacca]] in 1951. He started his MA in political science in Dhaka University.<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news|last1=Rahman|first1=Palash|title=Martyr Barkat museum still waiting for opening|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=222904|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2015-07-10|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711095647/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=222904|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
== Bengali Language Movement == | == Bengali Language Movement == | ||
On February 21, 1952, students bought out a protest demanding Bengali language be given the status of national language despite [[Unlawful assembly|Section 144]] (curfew) being imposed. The police fired at the protestors on the road in front of [[Dhaka Medical College]]. Barkat was seriously injured and later died at the Dhaka Medical College around 8:00{{nbsp}}pm on February 21, 1952. He was buried in the Azimpur Graveyard. | On February 21, 1952, students bought out a protest demanding Bengali language be given the status of national language despite [[Unlawful assembly|Section 144]] (curfew) being imposed. The police fired at the protestors on the road in front of [[Dhaka Medical College]]. Abul Barkat was seriously injured and later died at the Dhaka Medical College around 8:00{{nbsp}}pm on February 21, 1952. He was buried in the Azimpur Graveyard.His mother, Hasina Begum, inaugurated the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/monument-souls-574186|title=A Monument of Souls|date=2016-02-19|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref>[[Image:Barkat Epitaph.jpg|thumb|Epitaph on Abul Barkat's grave at Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka (2007).]] | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Abul Barkat was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> A museum has been built for him in Dhaka University campus.<ref name="The Daily Star"/> A documentary titled ''Bayanno'r Michhil'' was made about his life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-100124|title=Documentary on Shaheed Abul Barkat to premiere today|date=2009-08-04|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref> Movement Hero Abul Barkat memorial museum and archive was | Abul Barkat was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> A museum has been built for him in Dhaka University campus.<ref name="The Daily Star"/> A documentary titled ''Bayanno'r Michhil'' was made about his life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-100124|title=Documentary on Shaheed Abul Barkat to premiere today|date=2009-08-04|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref> Movement Hero Abul Barkat memorial museum and archive was opened in 2012 in Dhaka University; it was financed by Dhaka District Council.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-227820|title=Barkat memorial museum at DU|date=2012-03-26|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
[[File:Grave of Abul Barkat Language martyr (2).jpg|thumb|Grave of Barkat ( | [[File:Grave of Abul Barkat Language martyr (2).jpg|thumb|Grave of language martyr Abul Barkat (1927–1952) at Azimpur graveyard, Dhaka (2021)]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520205804/http://www.pmo.gov.bd/21february/imld_back.htm Short biography] in Prime Minister's official web site, Govt of Bangladesh | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070520205804/http://www.pmo.gov.bd/21february/imld_back.htm Short biography] in Prime Minister's official web site, Govt of Bangladesh | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barkat | {{DEFAULTSORT:Abul Barkat}} | ||
[[Category:Bengali language movement activists]] | [[Category:Bengali language movement activists]] | ||
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | [[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | ||
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[[Category:Burials at Azimpur Graveyard]] | [[Category:Burials at Azimpur Graveyard]] | ||
[[Category:Krishnath College alumni]] | [[Category:Krishnath College alumni]] | ||
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Abul Barkat | |
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আবুল বরকত | |
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| Born | 16 June 1927 Salar, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 21 February 1952 (aged 24) Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka |
| Occupation | Language rights activist |
Abul Barkat (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 16 June 1927 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali language movement protests which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh), in 1952.[1][2] He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.[3][4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Abul Barkat was born on June 16, 1927 in Babla village, Salar that time Bharatpur Block, Murshidabad, West Bengal, British Raj. He studied in Babla primary school and completed his matriculation from Talibpur High School in 1945 and completed his intermediate from Krishnath College in 1947. He moved to Dhaka in 1948 after the Partition of India.[5] He completed his BA in political science from University of Dacca in 1951. He started his MA in political science in Dhaka University.[6]
Bengali Language Movement[edit | edit source]
On February 21, 1952, students bought out a protest demanding Bengali language be given the status of national language despite Section 144 (curfew) being imposed. The police fired at the protestors on the road in front of Dhaka Medical College. Abul Barkat was seriously injured and later died at the Dhaka Medical College around 8:00 pm on February 21, 1952. He was buried in the Azimpur Graveyard.His mother, Hasina Begum, inaugurated the Shaheed Minar in 1963.[7]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Abul Barkat was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000.[5] A museum has been built for him in Dhaka University campus.[6] A documentary titled Bayanno'r Michhil was made about his life.[8] Movement Hero Abul Barkat memorial museum and archive was opened in 2012 in Dhaka University; it was financed by Dhaka District Council.[9]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "DU hands over martyr Barkat's certificate after 58 years". The Daily Star. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Ekushey: A turning point in our history". The Daily Star. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Tribute paid to language martyrs". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Documentary on Shaheed Abul Barkat premiered". The Daily Star. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kader, Rozina. "Barkat, Abul". Banglapedia. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rahman, Palash. "Martyr Barkat museum still waiting for opening". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "A Monument of Souls". The Daily Star. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Documentary on Shaheed Abul Barkat to premiere today". The Daily Star. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Barkat memorial museum at DU". The Daily Star. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Short biography in Prime Minister's official web site, Govt of Bangladesh