Maolana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

Maolana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

Maolana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was born on 12^th December, 1880 in Shirajgong district in Bangladesh. He studied at Deoband Madrasa. It is ne of the famous centre of Islamic education in India. He was totally free from any kind of colonial influence.

Bhashani’s political career of protest began by joining the Khelafat movement in 1917. He was elected as the president of Muslim league on 1930. he used ti summomn huge gathering t make them aware of the rights. The largest conference took placeat Bhasan Char of Asam. Bhasani became so voacal with pakistanu politica of deprivibg Bengal. Bhasani said “good buy “to the west Pakistan authority.

Bhasani launched a movement to withdraw the agartala conspiracy case and for the release of Mujib and other co accused person’s in1969.during the entire duration of the warhe was kept in confinement at dehradum by the Indian army. He was banned from participating in any political activity.

On February 25, 1972, bhasani started publishing a weekly Haq Katha that’s a newspaper.

He led a massive long march demanding demolition of the Farakka barrage in may 1976.

In1976 on 17^th November this royal Bengal tiger died.