Background
Muhammad was born at Musapur Union in Sandwip, Chittagong. His mother was Mahmuda Khanom and father was Moulavi Muhammad Yaqub.
Muhammad was born at Musapur Union in Sandwip, Chittagong. His mother was Mahmuda Khanom and father was Moulavi Muhammad Yaqub.
He started working as the sub-editor of Dainik Azadi in 1964 and also joined in Radio Pakistan in that year. On 7 March 1971, when the non-cooperation movement began with the speech from Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohammad was then a government officer and worked as a scriptwriter and artiste for the Radio Pakistan. He believed that the radio was a strong backbone for a nation.
That is when the idea of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra came to his head
Since he was a radio officer, he had some experience on the subject. In those days, the Chittagong Radio station had a 10 KW transmitter, which had a radius of 50 miles listening area.
He was the arranger and organizer of the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh from Kalurghat betar kendra after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had declared it and announced by Major Ziaur Rahman on behalf of Sheikh Mujib on March 27, 1971. Belal was appointed as the assistant director of the radio station on June 1, 1971.
Mohammad died on July 30, 2013 at the age of 77 at the Intensive Care Unit in Apollo Hospital Dhaka.
He donated his body which was received by Sher-e-Bangla Medical College for the use of the medical students.
He was an active member of Student Union of Chittagong committee in his student life.