Munier Choudhury | |
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মুনীর চৌধুরী | |
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| Born | 27 November 1925 |
| Died | 14 December 1971 (aged 46) Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | British Raj (1925 - 1947) Pakistan (1947 - 1971) Bangladesh |
| Education | MA (linguistics) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University University of Dhaka Harvard University |
| Known for | Inventor of Bengali input methods Martyred Intellectual |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Ferdousi Mazumder (sister) Kabir Chowdhury (brother) Ashfaque Munier (son) |
| Awards | full list |
Munier Choudhury (27 November 1925 – 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident.[1][2] He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 1980, by the then president Ziaur Rahman's government, posthumously.[3]
- ^ Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Chowdhury, Munier". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Munier Choudhury (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Profiles of martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.