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Mohammad Sharif Husain
Mohammad Sharif Husain was a Bangladeshi educationist, philanthropist, and a recipient of the Ekushey Padak. Early life Husain was born on 1 January 1934 in Khorki, Jessore Town, Jessore District, East Bengal, British Raj. In 1949, he graduated from Jessore Zilla School. In 1953 he completed his B.A. from Michael Madhusudan College. In 1956, he completed his M.A. in the Department of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka. Career Husain was part of the Bengali Language Movement from 1948 to 1952. From 1956 to 1967 he served as the Secretary of Awami League. He started a book fair in 1967 in Jessore. From 1962 to 1975, he was a lecturer at Michael Madhusudan College. In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation war he was arrested and sentenced to death by the Pakistan military. He was released after the Independence of Bangladesh. From 1975 to 1983, he was a professor at Brajalal College. From 1963 to 1983, he was the secretary of the Jessore Institute Public Library. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore (city)
Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district and the third largest and second developed city in Khulna Division. It is one of the industrious and developed cities in Bangladesh and it is also the second developed city of Khulna Division. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km2. It has a population of about 2,98,000 according to the record of Jessore municipality. Jessore also has a domestic airport named as Jessore Airport.The city is named after the famous Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple which is a holy Shaktipeeth. History It was the capital of Pratapaditya, the one and only Hindu ruler of the 12 Bhuiyas of Bengal, who had also famously fought against Mughal intrusion in East Bengal. He was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |