Chattogram in Language Movement - TBS-Nagad

AKM Rafique Ullah Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS
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He wanted Pakistan, but stood against the rulers later

Rafique Ullah Chowdhury as an activist of the Tamaddun Majlish – a cultural organisation that shepherded the Language Movement in 1952 – led the Language Movement from the forefront in Chattogram

Abdus Salam. Sketch: TBS
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At just 14, Salam infused spirit of Bangla in others

Principal Abul Kashem. Illustration: TBS
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The man who spearheaded the Language Movement

Krishna Gopal Sen aka Kala Chand Babu. Illustration: TBS
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An icon who shaped a progressive socio-cultural landscape

AKM Emdadul Islam. Illustration: TBS
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A teenage language hero who spread the movement to rural areas

Azizur Rahman. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

The engineer-turned Language Movement playwright

Badiul Alam Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS
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A bicycle guerrilla’s missions at night

Maulana Ahmedur Rahman Azmee. Sketch: TBS
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The maulana who fought for Bangla

Shaheed Saber. Sketch: TBS
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Shaheed Saber: An unfinished poem