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On
February
21,
1952,
the
brave
children
of
this
country
shed
their
blood
to
protect
the
rights
of
mother
tongue
Bengal.
Abul
Barkat
is
one
of
the
few
language
soldiers
who
gave
their
lives
for
the
dignity
of
mother
tongue.
Shaheed
Abul
Barkat
was
born
on
16
June
1927
in
Murshidabad
district
of
India.
In
1948,
Abul
Barkat
was
admitted
to
the
Political
Science
Department
of
Dhaka
University
after
the
country
department.
He
was
a
postgraduate
student
when
the
language
movement
started.
At
that
time,
the
students
united
and
broke
Article
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and
participated
in
the
procession
on
the
streets
demanding
Bengali
as
the
national
language.
On
February
21,
2012,
Pakistani
police
fired
at
a
procession
in
the
present
Shaheed
Minar
area.
Many
were
seriously
injured.
Salam,
Jabbar,
Rafiq,
Safiq,
Abul
Barkat
and
many
others
who
are
not
known
were
killed
in
the
procession
that
day.
Shaheed
Abul
Barkat
Memorial
Museum
and
Museum
was
constructed
next
to
Sergeant
Zahurul
Haque
Hall
under
the
initiative
of
Dhaka
University
to
present
these
noble
souls
who
sacrificed
their
lives
to
future
generations
and
preserve
the
true
history
of
language
movement.
The
museum
is
located
at
Palashi
Mor,
the
second
gate
of
Jahurul
Haque
Hall,
Dhaka
University.
The
museum
built
on
five
acres
of
land
was
inaugurated
on
March
25,
2012
by
Justice
Muhammad
Habibur
Rahman,
the
former
Chief
Advisor
of
the
Caretaker
Government.
The
museum
is
being
managed
under
the
supervision
of
Dhaka
University
authorities.
The
portrait
of
Abul
Barkat
was
placed
in
front
of
the
memorial
museum
building.
The
two-storied
building
houses
Abul
Barakat's
belongings
and
pictures
on
the
ground
floor.
The
museum
also
has
handwritten
letters,
memorabilia,
watches,
Ekushey
Padak
and
documentary
films
used
by
Shaheed
Barakat.
Inside
there
are
several
pictures
taken
during
the
language
movement
as
well
as
two
pictures
of
Barakat.
Picture
of
Barkat's
house
in
Murshidabad
district.
There
are
pictures
of
Kishore
Barakat
of
that
time.
Photographs
of
processions,
meetings,
photographs
of
language
martyrs,
letters
written
to
loved
ones
etc.
during
the
turbulent
days
of
the
language
movement
have
been
preserved.
In
this
museum
there
are
various
items
and
pictures
used
by
him.
Besides,
there
is
a
rich
library
on
the
second
floor
of
this
museum.
This
library
has
more
than
five
hundred
books
on
language
movement
and
liberation
war.
The
books
are
open
for
everyone
to
read.
Documentary
on
language
movement,
Ekushey
Padak
(posthumous)
and
his
pictures
are
here.
Digitization
of
the
library
is
in
progress.
There
will
also
be
a
digital
photo
archive.
There
are
pictures
of
students
killed
by
Pakistani
invaders
during
the
language
movement
of
1952.
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