Ashab Uddin Ahmad
Ashab Uddin Ahmad (also known as Ashabuddin Ahmad, Ashab Uddin Ahmed or Mohammed Ashabuddin Ahmad; Bengali: আসহাব উদ্দীন আহমদ; April 1914-28 May 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer, educator and politician. He was a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly for the United Front, and a Communist activist. In 2005, he was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, for his contributions to literature, which include 24 published books in Bengali and English.
Ashab Uddin Ahmad | |
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আসহাব উদ্দীন আহমদ | |
| Born | 1914 Sadhanpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 28 May 1994 (aged 80) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | BA, Chittagong College, 1936; MA, University of Dhaka, 1939 |
| Alma mater | Chittagong College; University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher; writer; politician |
| Years active | 1939-1994 |
| Employer(s) | Chittagong College; Chittagong Islamia Intermediate College; Comilla Victoria College |
| Political party | Awami League; United Front; National Awami Party; Communist Party of East Pakistan; East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist); Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) |
| Movement | Bengali Language Movement; Bengali nationalism; Communism |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
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