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'''Fazlur Rahman Khan''' (1939–1971) was a Bangladeshi intellectual and geologist, who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. | '''Fazlur Rahman Khan''' (1939–1971) was a Bangladeshi intellectual and geologist, who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. | ||
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[[Category:1939 births]] | [[Category:1939 births]] | ||
[[Category:1971 deaths]] | [[Category:1971 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People from Netrokona District]] | [[Category:People from Netrokona District]] | ||
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | [[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of the University of London]] | [[Category:Alumni of the University of London]] | ||
[[Category:University of Dhaka | [[Category:Academic staff of the University of Dhaka]] | ||
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Fazlur Rahman Khan (1939–1971) was a Bangladeshi intellectual and geologist, who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Khan was born in Kajiati in Mohanganj Upazila, Netrokona on 2 March 1939. He graduated from Mohanganj High School in 1954 and Ananda Mohan College in 1956. He completed his BSc with honors in soil science from Dhaka University in 1960 and MSc in 1962.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Khan joined Dhaka University in 1963 as a lecturer in soil science. In 1964 he went to England to pursue his PhD from the University of London. His research topic was Nutrient Metabolism in Soil at High Moisture Level. He returned to Dhaka University after completion of his PhD in 1968 and was promoted to senior lecturer.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
On 25 March 1971, at the start of Operation Searchlight, Pakistan Army attacked his home in Nilkhet residential area. He was shot and killed as was his nephew Kanchan in the early morning of 26 March 1971. Both were buried in Azimpur graveyard.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar. "Khan, Fazlur Rahman2". Banglapedia. Retrieved 13 August 2017.