Abul Kashem

Mohammad Abul Kashem
মোহাম্মদ আবুল কাশেম
Kashem receiving Ekushey Padak (1987)
Born(1920-06-28)28 June 1920
Chittagong District, Bengal, British India
Died11 March 1991(1991-03-11) (aged 70)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Spouses
  • Rahela Kashem
  • Momtaz Kashem

Mohammad Abul Kashem (known as Principal Abul Kashem, 28 June 1920 – 11 March 1991) is generally considered as a pioneer and the architect of the historic Language Movement of Bangladesh. He was also a politician, author and an eminent educationist.[1][2] He founded the Islamic-oriented Bengali cultural organisation Tamaddun Majlish.

  1. ^ "Principal Abul Kashem's Death Anniversary Today". The Bangladesh Observer. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ Ahmad, Quazi Azizuddin (1991). Principal Abul Kashem Sharok Grantho: A commemorative book on Principal Abul Kashem. Chittagong: Principal Abul Kashem Shreti Parishod.