Rafiqul Islam (activist)

For other people with the same name, see Rafiqul Islam (disambiguation).
Rafiqul Islam
Born(1950-07-16)16 July 1950
Comilla, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died20 November 2013(2013-11-20) (aged 63)
Vancouver, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Rafiqul Islam (16 July 1950 – 20 November 2013)[1] was a Bangladeshi-born Canadian[2] language activist.[3][4] He played a major role in achieving recognition of February 21 as the International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in November 1999.[1] He was awarded Independence Day Award posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh in 2016.[5][6][7] He was a member of Vancouver-based organization The Mother Language Lovers Of The World which was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 for the same cause.[1]

Death

Rafiqul Islam had lived in Canada for 18 years until he died of leukaemia on 20 November 2013 in Vancouver General Hospital in Canada.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Mother Language Lovers of the World Society". www.motherlanguagelovers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of International Mother Language Day By Bangla Caravan" (PDF). Canadian Commission of UNESCO. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. ^ "Mother Language Day architect dies". bdnews24.com. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  4. ^ "Rafiqul will live on in people's hearts". The Daily Star. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  5. ^ "14 individuals, Navy picked for Independence Award 2016". The Daily Star. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  6. ^ "15 personalities, Navy receive Independence Award". The Daily Star. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  7. ^ "Muhith, Maqsudul, Bannya are among 14 named for 2016 Independence Award". bdnews24.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  8. ^ "Mother Language Day architect Rafiqul dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

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