Habibur Rahman (Jessore politician)

Habibur Rahman (Bengali: হাবিবুর রহমান; 1910 – 6 September 1955) was a politician and lawyer from Jashore, Bangladesh. He is notable for his involvement in the Bengali language movement.

Early life

Habibur was born in 1910 in Bangaon, which was then a Mahakuma of the greater Jessore district.[1]

Career

Habibur studied law in Kolkata and began practicing professionally in Jessore in 1937.[1] He was politically associated with A. K. Fazlul Huq-led faction of the Muslim League.[2] After the formation of East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (former name of Awami League) in 1949, he became the first president of its Jessore district committee.[1][3] In 1948, he was a member of the National Language Action Committee in Jessore, which demanded that the government recognize Bengali as a state language of Pakistan.[4] Due to his leading role in the Bengali language movement, he was arrested and sent to jail for conspiring against the state in April of the same year. Although lawyer Mashiur Rahman made efforts to obtain bail for him, bail was denied, and Mashiur Rahman was arrested instead. Meanwhile, several detained language movement activists started a hunger strike in the jail to protest mistreatment. The former chief minister of Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, decided to come to Jessore from Kolkata to deal with the situation. Under these circumstances, Habibur was released from jail on 19 April.[5][6]

Habibur Rahman died on 6 September 1955.[1] His son, Khaledur Rahman Tito, was a former minister and parliament member. His younger brother, Mosharraf Hossain, was actively involved in the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the founding vice-president of JASOD.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fakhre, Alam (2018). যশোরের ভাষা আন্দোলন [Jashore's Language Movement] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bidyaprokash. p. 25.
  2. ^ Hannan, Mohammad (2013). বাংলাদেশের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের ইতিহাস (১৮৩০-১৯৭১) [History of Student Movements in Bangladesh] (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. p. 97.
  3. ^ Rahman, Mujib (2018). The Unfinished Memoirs. Translated by Alam, Fakrul (Fourth impression ed.). Dhaka: The University Press Limited. p. 139. ISBN 978-984-506-110-0.
  4. ^ Umar, Badruddin (2012) [1st ed. originally published in 1970 and 2nd ed. originally published in 1976]. পূর্ব বাঙলার ভাষা আন্দোলন ও তৎকালীন রাজনীতি [Language Movement in East Bengal and The Politics of That Time] (in Bengali). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Dhaka: Subarna. p. 82.
  5. ^ "যশোহরে রাষ্ট্রভাষা আন্দোলনের নেতা মি: হবিবুর রহমান গ্রেপ্তার" [Leader of State Language Movement Mr. Habibur Rahman Arrested in Jessore]. Jugantar (in Bengali). Kolkata. 1948-04-04. p. 6 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  6. ^ "ভাষা আন্দোলনে প্রথম গুলিবর্ষণ" [The First Shot in The Language Movement]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2021-12-13. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ^ "যশোর জেলা: প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব" [Jashore District: Famous People] (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-03-03.