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Debendra Nath Ghosh (22 April 1890 – 11 January 1999) was a Bangladeshi politician from
Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
. He was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954.


Biography

Ghosh was born on 22 April 1890 in
Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
to Nibaron Ghosh and Rajlakshmi Ghosh in
Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
. He took part in the Language Movement. He was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954. He was imprisoned for a total of 27 years for protesting in the British and Pakistan periods and afterwards. Ghosh died on 11 January 1999 at his own home in
Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
at the age of 108.


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