Mohammad Abul Khayer

Mohammad Abul Khayer was a renowned politician, freedom fighter and social worker of Bangladesh. He recorded the 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1] In 2014, he was awarded the "Independence and Independence War Liberation Award" for his unique general contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]

Mohammad Abul Khayer
মোহাম্মদ আবুল খায়ের
Born
Bengal Presidency, British India (now: Bangladesh)
OccupationPolitician
AwardsIndependence Day Award (2014)

Personal lifeEdit

Khayer was an Awami League MLA of erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Khairul Anam Shakil, Nazrul Sangeet singer, is his son. [3]

AwardsEdit

In 2014, Khayer was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian honour, for outstanding contribution to the country's independence movement and liberation war.[4]

ReferencesEdit

  1. "স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের পরিচিতি". Cabinet of Bangladesh. Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  2. "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. Khairul Anam Shakil: Spreading Nazrul’s original tunes, New Age, 14 June 2019
  4. Staff Correspondent; bdnews4.com. "PM hands out Independence Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.