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Since 1989, a Bangladeshi theater troupe named ''Theatre'' has been conferring theater personalities for their contribution to the performing art form with ''Munier Chowdhury Shammanona'' award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-65386|title=Shaheed Munier Chowdhury birth anniversary celebrated|date=2008-11-29|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en}}</ref> Central Road, the street in Dhaka where Choudhury lived, was renamed to ''Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Road''.<ref name=glimpse/> In 1991, on the 20th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence, the government issued a commemorative stamp featuring Choudhury.<ref name=lost/> |
Since 1989, a Bangladeshi theater troupe named ''Theatre'' has been conferring theater personalities for their contribution to the performing art form with ''Munier Chowdhury Shammanona'' award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-65386|title=Shaheed Munier Chowdhury birth anniversary celebrated|date=2008-11-29|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en}}</ref> [[Bangla Academy]] confers ''Shaheed Munier Choudhury Memorial Award'' to book pubishing houses for the the merit of quality of printing and aesthetic values.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/english/?page_id=145|title=Awards Bangla Academy|website=banglaacademy.org.bd|language=bn|access-date=2017-10-20}}</ref> Central Road, the street in Dhaka where Choudhury lived, was renamed to ''Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Road''.<ref name=glimpse/> In 1991, on the 20th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence, the government issued a commemorative stamp featuring Choudhury.<ref name=lost/> |
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Revision as of 08:25, 20 October 2017
Munier Choudhury | |
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মুনীর চৌধুরী | |
British India | |
Died | 14 December 1971 | (aged 46)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | MA (linguistics) |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University University of Dhaka Harvard University |
Children |
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Relatives | Ferdousi Mazumder (sister) Kabir Chowdhury (brother) |
Awards | full list |
Munier Choudhury (27 November 1925 – 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident.
Early life and education
Choudhury's ancestors were originated from
Academic career
In 1947, Choudhury started his career in teaching at
Political activity
Choudhury was associated with leftist politics and progressive cultural movements.
Literary works
During his imprisonment in 1952-54, he wrote his symbolic drama, Kabar (The Grave) which is a translation of Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead.[11] He continued to write after being freed from prison, some of his notable works being Roktakto Prantor (1959; a play about the Third Battle of Panipat), Chithi (1966) and Polashi Barrack O Onyanno (1969).[7] In 1965, Choudhury redesigned the keyboard of the Bangla typewriter, named Munier Optima Keyboard in collaboration with Remington typewriters of the then East Germany.[7]
- Mir-Manas, 1965 – literary critique of Mir Mosharraf Hossain's literature
- Ektala-Dotala (first ever Bengali drama telecast on television), 1965[11]
- Dandakaranya, 1966
- Tulanamulak Samalochana (Comparative critique), 1969
- Bangla Gadyariti (Bengali literary style), 1970
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1962)
- Daud Prize (1965)
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (denounced, 1966)
- Independence Day Award(posthumously, 1980)
Death
After the Pakistani army crackdown in 1971 in the University of Dhaka area from which Chowdhury escaped like many, he moved to his parents' house, near Hatirpool.
On 18 July 2013, Asif Munier Chowdhury Tonmoy, a son of Choudhury, made the statement before the International Crimes Tribunal-2.[13] According to his testimony, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Muslim leader based in London, and Ashrafuz Zaman Khan, based in the United States, were directly involved in abduction, forced disappearance and killing of Choudhury.[13] On 3 November the same year, both of them were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people – nine Dhaka University teachers including Choudhury, six journalists and three physicians – in December 1971.[14]
Personal life
Choudhury was married to Lily Choudhury.
Choudhury's notable siblings include actress Ferdousi Mazumder, National Professor Kabir Chowdhury (d. 2011), columnist Shamsher Choudhury (d. 2012) and language activist Nadera Begum (d. 2013).[16][17]
Legacy
Since 1989, a Bangladeshi theater troupe named Theatre has been conferring theater personalities for their contribution to the performing art form with Munier Chowdhury Shammanona award.[18] Bangla Academy confers Shaheed Munier Choudhury Memorial Award to book pubishing houses for the the merit of quality of printing and aesthetic values.[19] Central Road, the street in Dhaka where Choudhury lived, was renamed to Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Road.[6] In 1991, on the 20th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence, the government issued a commemorative stamp featuring Choudhury.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Chowdhury, Munier". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Munier Choudhury (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d e "Profiles of martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "কবীর চৌধুরীর সঙ্গে আলাপ" [Conversation with Kabir Choudhury]. arts.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 23 January 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Homage To Our Martyred Intellectuals - Shaheed Munier Chowdhury - Remembering my brother". archive.thedailystar.net. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Munier Chowdhury: Personal Glimpses". The Daily Star. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "What We've Lost". The Daily Star. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b Choudhury, Shamsher. "Lest we forget Prof Munier Choudhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Chowdhury, Kabir (14 December 2003). "Remembering Munier Chowdhury". The New Age. Muktadhara. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Remembered". The Daily Star. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Chowdhury, Shamsher (14 December 2006). "A tribute to Munier Choudhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Akhtar, Shameem (14 December 2013). "A tribute to our martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Ashraf, Mueen abducted Munier". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Chowdhury, Syed Tashfin (3 November 2013). "UK Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen Uddin sentenced to death in Bangladesh". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Hossen, Iftakhair (27 November 2016). "An intrepid writer: A requiem for Munier Chowdhury". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Language activist Nadera Begum passes away". bdnews24.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Shamsher Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Shaheed Munier Chowdhury birth anniversary celebrated". The Daily Star. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Awards Bangla Academy". banglaacademy.org.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 October 2017.