Ashab Uddin Ahmad | |
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আসহাব উদ্দীন আহমদ | |
Born | 1914 Sadhanpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 28 May 1994 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 80)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | BA, Chittagong College, 1936; MA, University of Dhaka, 1939 |
Alma mater | Chittagong College; University of Dhaka |
Occupation(s) | Teacher; writer; politician |
Years active | 1939-1994 |
Employer(s) | Chittagong College; Chittagong Islamia Intermediate College; Comilla Victoria College |
Political party | Awami League; United Front; National Awami Party; Communist Party of East Pakistan; East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist); Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) |
Movement | Bengali Language Movement; Bengali nationalism; Communism |
Awards | Ekushey 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.