Sayed Haider
BornDecember 1925
Pabna, Bangladesh
Died15 July 2020 (aged 94)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka Medical College
Known forBengali Language Movement veteran
Designer of first Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
AwardsEkushey Padak

Sayed Haider (December 1925 – 15 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi physician and Language Movement activist. He along with Badrul Alam designed the first Shaheed Minar.[1] It was then demolished by the Pakistani Army on 26 February 1952. For his contribution to the Language Movement he was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016.[2][3][4]

Early life

Haider was born in 1925 at Pabna in the then British India.[5]

Education

He passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1952. He received postgraduate diploma on public health from Punjab University.[5]

Bengali Language movement

After the unrest and killing of students on 21 February 1952, students of Dhaka Medical College decided to build a monument 'Shaheed Minar' (Monument for Martyrs) in honor of the killed activists. Haider along with Badrul Alam planned and designed the Shaheed Minar.[1][6][7]

Books

Haider wrote books on public health and medicine. Rog Niramoy Sustho Jibon was published in 1969. Loksomaj Chikitshabiggyan was published from Bangla Academy.[5]

Award and honors

Haider was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 for his contribution in language movement.[4][8]

Death

He died on 15 July 2020 in Dhaka from reportedly late complications of the coronavirus infection.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Jahan, Nilima. "A Monument of Souls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. ↑ Uphold dignity of mother tongue. The Daily Star (21 February 2016)
  3. ↑ "PM distributes Ekushey Padak". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. 1 2 "PM to hand over Ekushey Padak Saturday". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. 1 2 3 চলে গেলেন ভাষাসংগ্রামী ডা. সাঈদ হায়দার. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Chronology of important events of Language Movement". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  7. ↑ "IT'S TRUE!". The Daily Star. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  8. ↑ "PM hands Ekushey Padak 2016". The Daily Star. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Language movement veteran Sayeed Haider dies". risingbd.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Language movement veteran Sayeed Haider dies of corona". Somoy News. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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