Abul Kashem Sandwip

Abul Kashem Sandwip (1 April 1944 – 10 December 1995) was a Bangladeshi educationist, journalist and organizer.[1] He is one of the founders of Bangladesh Betar, the national radio service of Bangladesh.[2] He is the second person to read the declaration of the Independence of Bangladesh from the radio.[3]

Abul Kashem Sandwip
Born(1944-04-01)1 April 1944
Sarikait village, Sandwip Upazila, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died10 December 1995(1995-12-10) (aged 51)

Early life and education

Sandwip was born in Chittagong. His father was Noor Ahmed. He passed Matriculation examination in 1959 from South Sandwip High School, IA from Chittagong Government I.I College in 1964. He earned BA (Hons) degree in Bangla Literature in 1968 and MA in 1969 from Chittagong University.[1] He was present during the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh.[4]

Awards
  • Bangabandhu Gold Medal (1975)[1]
  • Azizur Rahman Literary Award (1986)[1]
  • Ekushey Padak (1998)[1]
  • Chand Sultana Literacy Award (2002)[1]

References
  1. Kamal, Mohammad Mostafa (2012). "Sandwup, Abul Kashem". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Bangladesh Betar honours its 1971 founders". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. "Zia was the first president of Bangladesh, claims Tarique". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. "Zia first called himself president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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