Atta ur Rehman Khan was an academic in the

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and is considered a martyr in

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Early life

Khadim was born in Kharampur, Akhaura,

Brahmanbaria District Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, translit=Brahmôṇbaṛiya) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Ga ...

on 1933. He graduated from George H. E. School in 1948 and

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

in 1950. He completed his master's degree in physics from

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in 1954.

Career

After graduation Khadim joined Philips Electric Company as an electrical engineer in 1955. From 1959 to 1960 he studied theoretical physics at the physics institute of

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. After completion he joined Dhaka University as a lecturer, where he specialized in

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and electronics.

Death and legacy

On 25 March 1971, Khadim was killed by Pakistan army at the onset of

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and

, in the teachers' quarter of Shahidullah Hall in Dhaka University.

References

{{reflist, 2 1933 births 1971 deaths People killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War University of Dhaka faculty People from Brahmanbaria district 20th-century Bengalis