Background
Akram Khan was born in Hakimpur in the 24 Parganas district of Bengal Presidency, British India (present West Bengal) in 1868.
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Education
He did not have a British education but studied at Calcutta Madrasah (present Aliah University).
Career
He entered the journalism profession at a very young age before becoming involved in politics. Early in his career, he worked at newspapers Ahl-i-Hadith and Mohammadi Akhbar. He published the Zamana and the Sebak between 1920 and 1922.
Sebak was banned and Akram Khan was arrested on the basis that his anti-government editorials supported the Non-cooperation Movement and the Swadeshi movement.
He was involved in the Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement from 1918 to 1924. He was elected secretary of the All India Khilafat Committee at the conference held at Ahsan Manzil in Dhaka in 1920, which was attended by other eminent Khilafatist leaders like Abul Kalam Azad, Maniruzzaman Islamabadi and Mujibur Rahman.
Akram was responsible for collecting funds for the Turkey Khilafat. During 1920–1923, he organised public meetings in different parts of Bengal to propagate the cause of the Khilafat and the Non-cooperation Movement.
From 1929 to 1935, Khan was deeply involved in Praja or peasant politics.
After the partition of India in 1947, he opted for East Bengal and settled in Dhaka. During the Bengali Language Movement of 1952, Khan"s role is still well-remembered. Mohammad Akram Khan died on 18 August 1969.
He was buried at the Ahl-i-Hadith Bangshal mosque at Lalbagh Personal in Dhaka.
Achievements
Politics
Before joining politics, while as a student of Aliah University, Khan formed a movement in favour of teaching all subjects in Bangladesh. But due to the communal riots of 1926–1927 and other contemporary political developments, Akram Khan lost his faith in Indian nationalist politics and left both the Swaraj Party and Congress.
Membership
He was a member of the central working committee of the League until 1947.
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August 18, 1969 (aged 101)
Awards
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Independence Day Award
The Independence Day Award, also termed Independence Award and Swadhinata Padak, is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh.The Independence Day Award, also termed Independence Award and Swadhinata Padak, is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh.