Ashab Uddin Ahmad

Not to be confused with Ashab Uddin or Ashab Uddin (general).
Ashab Uddin Ahmad
MLA
আসহাব উদ্দীন আহমদ
Born1914 (1914)
Sadhanpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died28 May 1994(1994-05-28) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationBA, Chittagong College, 1936; MA, University of Dhaka, 1939
Alma materChittagong College; University of Dhaka
Occupation(s)Teacher; writer; politician
Years active1939-1994
Employer(s)Chittagong College; Chittagong Islamia Intermediate College; Comilla Victoria College
Political partyAwami League; United Front; National Awami Party; Communist Party of East Pakistan; East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist); Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist)
MovementBengali Language Movement; Bengali nationalism; Communism
AwardsEkushey Padak

Ashab Uddin Ahmad (also known as Ashabuddin Ahmad,[1] Ashab Uddin Ahmed[2] or Mohammed Ashabuddin Ahmad;[3] Bengali: আসহাব উদ্দীন আহমদ; April 1914-28 May 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer, educator and politician. He was a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly for the United Front, and a Communist activist. In 2005, he was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, for his contributions to literature,[2] which include 24 published books in Bengali and English.

  1. ^ Qureshi, Mahmud Shah. "Ahmad, Ashabuddin". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "PM distributes Ekushey Padak". News from Bangladesh. 20 February 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ East Pakistan (Pakistan) (1956). Statistical Abstract for East Pakistan, Volume 3. Provincial Statistical Board and Bureau of Commercial and Industrial Intelligence. p. 61. Retrieved 3 February 2016.