Quazi Zakir Hasan
Quazi Zakir Hasan is a Bangladeshi playwright and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded the Independence Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
Career[edit]
Hasan completed his SSC certification at the Kurigram River View High School.[1] He joined the Abudharr Ghifari College after moving to Dhaka.[1] While a freshman at the college, Bangladesh Liberation War broke out in 1971.[1] He joined the Mukti Bahini and received initial training in Bhurungamari Government College.[1] He received military training from Indian Army officers at Mujib Camp in Darjeeling.[1]
Hasan fought in Lalmonirhat District of sector 7 of the war zone.[1] His camp was located in India and his unit was commanded by an Indian Army Officer.[1] He also practiced Reiki during the war. He was wounded during the war and received treatment at M.J.N. Medical College & Hospital in Cooch Behar.[1] He was fitted with a prosthetic right leg at Military Hospital Kirkee in Pune.[1]
After the Independence of Bangladesh, he started working as a script writer for Bangladesh Betar.[1] His first radio drama, Kheaghater Majhi, aired in 1972.[1]
In 2018, Hasan was given the Independence Award posthumously for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k খোকন, সালেক. "যুদ্ধাহতের ভাষ্য: ৩৫ অনেক মুক্তিযোদ্ধাকেই রাজাকার হতে দেখেছি". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "16 personalities nominated for Independence Award-2018". The Daily Star. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Unb, Dhaka (2018-03-26). "Take country forward with Liberation War spirit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-18.