Huq, Abul Kashem Fazul b. October 26, 1873 d. April 27, 1962 Bengali Statesman. He was known as "The Tiger Of Bengal." He served as the Mayor of Calcutta, India, in 1935, Chief Minister of Undivided Bengal from 1937 to 1943, Chief Minister of East Bengal in 1954, Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1955, and the Governor of East Pakistan from 1956 to 1958. Huq was also known for his 1940 Lahore Resolution that helped establish the Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, which resulted in the nation of Pakistan. (Bio by: K) Suhrawardy Udyan National Memorial, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nazimuddin, Khawaja b. 1894 d. 1964 Pakistani Prime Minister. A native of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nazimuddin served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953. He also served as the Governor General of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951. The Nazimabad and North Nazimabad suburbs of Karachi, Pakistan, were named in his honour. (Bio by: K) Suhrawardy Udyan National Memorial, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rahman, Shamsur b. October 23, 1929 d. August 17, 2006 Poet, Activist. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, he was among the country's most important political poets during its independence movement in the early 1970s. He published more than 60 volumes of poetry, including "The Best Poems of Shamsur Rahman" and "The Devotee, the Combatant: Selected Poems of Shamsur Rahman." An outspoken opponent of religious fundamentalism, Rahman was attacked in January 1999 by a group of young men who talked their way into his house and tried to behead him with an axe. He...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Banani Graveyard, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rahman, Ziaur "Zia" b. January 19, 1936 d. May 30, 1981 Statesman. A native of Gabtoli, Bogra, Bangladesh, he was a high-ranking military leader and politician who became best known for his fight for Indepedence for his country. He served in several different political offices but he made more of impact as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army, and as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. Rahman was also responsible for starting the Bangladesh Nationalist Party or the BNP on September 1, 1978. On May 30, 1981, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Chandrima Uddan, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
b. October 26, 1873 d. April 27, 1962