Golam Hasnayen (1929/30 – 4 December 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, veteran of the

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, and recipient of the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

Life and career

Hasnayen was arrested during the Vutta Andolon in 1967. The Vutta Andolon were a series of riots, after locals fell ill after eating

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imported from

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, which they believed was poisoned. He died on 4 December 2021, at the age of 91.Ekushey Padak winning freedom fighter Golam Hasnain dies
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20th-century births Year of birth uncertain 2021 deaths Recipients of the Ekushey Padak 20th-century Pakistani lawyers People of the Bangladesh Liberation War People from Pabna District 20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers {{Bangladesh-mil-bio-stub