Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim

For other people with similar names, see Ataur Rahman Khan (disambiguation).

Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim
আতাউর রহমান খান খাদিম
PronunciationĀtā'ura Rahamāna Khāna Khādima
Born1933
Akhaura, Bengal, British India (now Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Died25 March 1971
Shahbag, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Other namesAtta ur Rehman Khan
Known forMartyred Intellectual

Atta ur Rehman Khan was an academic in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.

Early life

Khadim was born in Kharampur, Akhaura, Brahmanbaria District in 1933. He graduated from George H. E. School in 1948 and Dhaka College in 1950. He completed his master's degree in physics from Dhaka University in 1954.[1]

Career

After graduation Khadim joined Philips Electric Company as an electrical engineer in 1955. From 1959 to 1960 he studied theoretical physics at the physics institute of University of Göttingen at Göttingen, West Germany. After completion he joined Dhaka University as a lecturer, where he specialized in experimental physics and electronics.[1][2]

Death and legacy

On 25 March 1971, Khadim was killed by Pakistan army at the onset of Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation war, in the teachers' quarter of Shahidullah Hall in Dhaka University.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar. "Khadim, Ataur Rahman Khan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ Rahim, Muhammad Abdur (1981). The history of the University of Dacca. University of Dacca. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ Bose, Satyendranath; Rashid, Harun-ar; Dhaka, University of (1994). Satyen Bose in Dhaka. University of Dhaka. ISBN 9789845102018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.