Amanullah Asaduzzaman

Amanullah Mohammad Asaduzzaman (occasionally spelled Asad) (Bengali: আসাদুজ্জামান) (10 June 1942 – 20 January 1969), was a student activist whose death at the hands of police during an unlawful protest on 20 January 1969 "changed the nature of the student-mass movement and ... turned into a mass-upsurge against the Ayub regime and its repressive measures", according to Banglapedia.The Daily Star reports him as one of three martyrs of the 1969 uprising in East Pakistan which "set the stage for the liberation war".

Biography

Born in Shibpur, Asaduzzaman graduated from Shibpur High School in 1960 and subsequently studied at Jagannath University (then known as Jagannath College) and Murari Chand College. After passing the latter in 1963, he entered the University of Dhaka, receiving a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in 1966 and a Masters of Arts in 1967. In that year, he organized the Krishak Samity in Shibpur, Monohardi, Raipura and Narsingdi areas at the direction of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, President of National Awami Party and Krishak Samity.

Abdullah al Mamun

Abdullah Al Mamun (13 July 1942 — 21 August 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright, actor and filmmaker.

Early life and education

Mamun was born on July 13, 1942 in Jamalpur District. He completed his honors and masters in history from Dhaka University.

Career

Mamun wrote his first stage play, Niyotir Parihas, in 1950. Subsequently, under the guidance of Muneir Chowdhury, he further developed his skills as a playwright, director and actor. He was associated with the then Pakistan Television (PTV), later renamed Bangladesh Television (BTV), from its very start in 1965. Mamun wrote 25 dramas and seven novels, an autobiography Amar Ami and a travelogue Manhattan. His literature mostly depicts the middle-class lifestyle of Bangladesh. Ekhono Kritadas, Tomari, Amader Sontanera, Kokilara, Bibisab, Meraj Fakirer Maa and Mayik Master are few of his popular plays. His another important drama was Doyeler Sansar based on the short story Doyeler Sansar written by Anirudha Alam broadcast by BTV. Mamun founded drama group Theatre (Bailey Road) and was an adviser to quarterly magazine Theatre. Plays produced by Mamun include Songsoptok, Pathar Somoy, Jibon Chhobi and Baba.