Fazlur Rahman Khan (1939–1971) was a Bangladeshi intellectual and geologist, who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.

Early life

Khan was born in Kajiati in Mohanganj Upazila,

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on 2 March 1939. He graduated from Mohanganj High School in 1954 and

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in 1956. He completed his BSc with honors in soil science from Dhaka University in 1960 and MSc in 1962.

Career

Khan joined

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in 1963 as a lecturer in soil science. In 1964 he went to England to pursue his PhD from the

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. His research topic was ''Nutrient Metabolism in Soil at High Moisture Level''. He returned to Dhaka University after completion of his PhD in 1968 and was promoted to senior lecturer.

Death

On 25 March 1971, at the start of

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attacked his home in Nilkhet residential area. He was shot and killed as was his nephew Kanchan in the early morning of 26 March 1971. Both were buried in

Azimpur graveyard Azimpur ( bn, আজিমপুর) is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to Azim-us-Shaan, the Nayeb-e-Nazim ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Fazlur Rahman 1939 births 1971 deaths People killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War People from Netrokona District University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of the University of London Academic staff of the University of Dhaka