Sayed Haider

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Sayed Haider
BornDecember 1925
Died15 July 2020 (aged 94)
Alma materDhaka Medical College
Known forBengali language movement veteran
Designer of first Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
AwardsEkushey Padak

Sayed Haider (December 1925 – 15 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist. He along with Badrul Alam designed the first Shaheed Minar.[1] It was then demolished by the Pakistani Army on 26 February 1952. For his contribution to the Language Movement he was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016.[2][3][4]

Early life

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Haider was born in 1925 at Pabna in the then British India.[5]

Education

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He passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1952. He received postgraduate diploma on public health from Punjab University.[5]

Bengali Language movement

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After the unrest and killing of students on 21 February 1952, students of Dhaka Medical College decided to build a monument 'Shaheed Minar' (Monument for Martyrs) in honor of the killed activists. Haider along with Badrul Alam planned and designed the Shaheed Minar.[1][6][7]

Books

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Haider wrote books on public health and medicine. Rog Niramoy Sustho Jibon was published in 1969. Loksomaj Chikitshabiggyan was published from Bangla Academy.[5]

Award and honors

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Haider was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 for his contribution in language movement.[4][8]

Death

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He died on 15 July 2020 in Dhaka from reportedly late complications of the coronavirus infection.[9][10]

References

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