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Askar Ibne Shaikh
আসকার ইবনে শাইখ
Born
M Obaidullah

(1925-03-30)March 30, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2009(2009-05-18) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

M Obaidullah (known by his pen-name Askar Ibne Shaikh; March 30, 1925 – May 18, 2009)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer and theater activist.[2][3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Shaikh served as a faculty member of the University of Dhaka at the Department of Statistics.[2]

Works[edit | edit source]

  • Bidrohi Padma[4]

War Crime[edit | edit source]

Dr. Obaidullah alias Askar collaborated with Pakistan Army in during the Operation Searchlight to assassinate his colleague and once his teacher Abu Naser M. Moniruzzaman, Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta and Govinda Chandra Dev.[5][6]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ নাট্যকার ড. আসকার ইবনে শাইখের 'বিরোধ' নাটক. Daily Sangram (in Bengali). June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abdul Mannan Syed (May 16, 2013). আসকার ইবনে শাইখ : স্মৃতিচিত্র. Amar Desh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury (May 31, 2013). ঐতিহ্যের রূপকার. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Khalid-Bin-Habib (December 2, 2005). "Bidrahi Padma set to make big waves on small screen". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ Masud, Abu Musa M. Masuduzzaman. "বিভীষিকাময় সেই রাতের কথা" (Interview). Interviewed by Alamgeer Kabir.
  6. ↑ "শহীদ শিক্ষকদের অ্যালামনাই সম্মাননা পদক প্রদান". Dhaka University Alamni Association.
  7. ↑ Jamil Mahmud (May 17, 2008). "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honours Professor Momtazuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. May 29, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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