Golam Moula
Dr. Golam Moula | |
|---|---|
গোলাম মওলা | |
| Member of the Ayub Khan | |
| Constituency | NE-36 (Faridpur-VI) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1920 Jagannath College |
Golam Moula (
Early life and education
Golam Moula was born on 20 October 1920 to a
He passed the first phase of MSc in Geology from
Career
Mowla was the commander of the Mukul Fauj in Calcutta while studying. In 1952 he was the Vice-President of the Student Parliament of
Mowla played a strong role in the Bengali language movement of 1952. He was a member of the All-Party Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad formed on 31 January of that year at the Dhaka Bar Library under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. At that time, he was the convener of the Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad of Dhaka Medical College. Golam Mawla played a special role in the decision to observe Rashtrabhasha Day through hartal on 21 February and Flag Day on 21 and 23 February at the meeting of the All-Party Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad held at the office of Mughaltulistha, East Bengal on 15 February 1952.[2][3]
From 20 February 1952, the government issued section 144 for one month and banned rallies and processions. Immediately after this announcement, the medical students, led by Golam Mawla, came together and immediately decided to break section 144 and continue the movement. After the shooting of the student procession on 21 February, most of the leaders of the movement met at the Engineering College, Dhaka at night to decide the strategy of the movement. When the Student Struggle Committee was newly formed at this meeting, Mowla was elected the convener of the committee.[2][3]
The first Shaheed Minar was built on the night of 23 February under the overall supervision of Mowla at the site of the first shooting at the Medical College Hostel premises.[1]
At the end of his student life, Mowla engaged in the medical profession in Madaripur.
Death and legacy
Mowla died on 29 May 1967.[1] The bridge over the Naria Kirtinasha river has been renamed Dr. Golam Mowla Bridge in memory of Mowla[4] and Dhanmondi Road No. 1 in Dhaka was renamed Dr. Golam Mowla Road.[3]
In 2010, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak for his contribution to the Bengali language movement.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d একজন ভাষাসৈনিক. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Golam Mowla, the Language Movement's forgotten hero". Dhaka Tribune. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Language martyr Golam Mowla Bridge lies inaccessible for 3 years". Dhaka Tribune. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Language martyrs honoured". bdnews24.com. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2023.