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He was graduated in 1947.
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Abdul Matin
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He was one of the student leaders and organizers of the movement. His contribution to the movement has been hailed by the other activists and students as he was popularly known as Bhasha Matin. Matin was admitted to Darjeeling School in 1932.
After passing the matriculation in 1943 he came back to East Bengal.
Later that year he was admitted to Rajshahi College. According to him he had no political consensus before getting into the college.
Matin was active during the language movement. When the government decided not to include Bengali as one of the official languages, students protested on March 11, 1948, where Matin joined for picketing.
On March 24, 1948 after Mohammad Ali Jinnah made his speech at Race Course Maidan (currently Suhrawardy Udyan), he came to Dhaka University for convocation.
Matin was also present at the ceremony to receive his degree. When Jinnah repeated his position about language policy, however, Matin stood up at the chair and shouted, Number. lieutenant can not be. Other students also supported him during that time.
In mid-September 1951, in a meeting at the central building of Dhaka University, Matin said that they have no complaints about Urdu, but he wanted Bangle"s status with Urdu.
Earlier, on March 11, 1951, a rally was held at Dhaka University, organised by the then East Pakistan Chatra (Student League). Khaleque Nawaz Khan, veteran student leader and President of the then Chatra League, presided over that meeting.
In that meeting Matin was selected as convener of the Dhaka University Language Action Committee. Matin joined with the 4th class clerks at one of their procession.
There he was arrested and spend two months in prison.
Coming back from jail, the Vice Chancellor of the university asked him for a bond. After his refusal, however, he was sacked for three years, which, according to him, was the turning point of his political career. On March 27 and 28, 1951, during a meeting in Dhaka, Purbo-Pakistan Juboleague (East Pakistan Youth League) was formed with Matin as the Joint Secretary.
After protesting the decision of selecting Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as its chairman, however, he was sacked from the committee.
Matin died on October 8, 2014 at Dhaka"s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit after a stroke on August 18 and was on life support after his condition deteriorated on October 3.
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Membership
Matin was present at the meeting on January 30, 1952 and became a member of the Shorbodolio Rashtrabhasha Kormoporishod. Matin was also a member of the central committee of Chatra League, the students" league that was patronized by Awami League.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Awami League
Awards
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Independence Day Award Matin was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001. In 2008 University of Dhaka conferred honorary Doctor of Law degree on him for his contribution to the Language Movement.
Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.