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Azharul Haque

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Azharul Haque
আজহারুল হক
Azharful Haque, 2 March 1965 when he was a medical student
PronunciationĀjahārula haka
Born2 March 1940
Died15 November 1971(1971-11-15) (aged 31)
Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeAzimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
MonumentsShahid Minar in Notre Dame College
Known forMartyred Intellectual

Azharul Haque (1940-1971) was a Bangladeshi physician-surgeon, who was killed in the Bangladesh War of Independence and is considered to be a martyr intellectual in Bangladesh.[1]

Early life

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Haque was born on 2 March 1940 in Dacca, British India (now in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh). His father Md. Zahurul Haque, was from West Bengal and was the jailer of Dhaka Central Jail. After his father died, he lived under the care of his older brother, Anwarul Haque, who was also a jail official. He moved around in East Bengal following the different places his brother was posted. He completed his Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery degree from Sylhet Medical College in 1963 and then completed his MBBS from Sir Salimullah Medical College in 1968.[2]

Career

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In 1969, he joined Dhaka Medical College as an assistant surgeon. After the outbreak of independence war, he provided treatment to members of the Mukti Bahini in his private chambers in Hatirpool, Dhaka. He was warned by the East Pakistani paramilitary Al-Badr force over his activities in a letter addressed to his practice. In July 1971, he was summoned to the police headquarters and warned. He started treating members of Mukti Bahini in slums near his practice.[2]

Azharul Haque and his wife Syeda Salma Haque, 15 February 1971

Death and legacy

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On 15 November 1971, a curfew was imposed on Dhaka. The area around his practice was surrounded by members of Al-Badr. He and another doctor, A. B. M. Humayan Kabir were waiting for an ambulance when they were spotted by the Al-Badr members, who interrogated them. The Al-Badr were looking for Azharul Haque and arrested the two doctors. On 16 November 1971, the bodies of Azharul Haque and A B M Hamayun Kabir were found in a culvert near Notre Dame College in Motijheel, Dhaka with their hands tied and blindfolded. He was buried in Azimpur graveyard. On 14 December 1995, Bangladesh Post Office released commemorative stamps in his name.[2][3]

The Monument was founded in front of the culvert near Notre Dame College where Dr. Azhaul Haque and Humayun Kabir were found dead on 16 November 1971

References

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  1. ^ "Secret operation of a young surgeon". The Daily Star. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Haque, Azharul". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Operated like Gestapo". The Daily Star. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017.