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{{Infobox revolutionary
| name = Bhasha Matin
| native_name = ভাষা মতিন
| image = AbdulMatin single.jpg
|birth_name=Abdul Matin আব্দুল মতিন| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sirajganj District]], [[Bengal Presidency]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|10|8|1926|12|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]] [[Naxalism]] [[Mao Zedong Thought]]| political_party = [[Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist)]] '''Former''' [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] [[National Awami Party]]
}}
'''Abdul Matin''' (3 December 1926 – 8 October 2014) was a committed [[Communism|communist]] and a leading figure in the [[Bengali language movement]] that took place in [[East Pakistan]] (now the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]]) which sought recognition of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as one of the state languages of [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. His contribution to the movement has been hailed by the other activists and students, as he was popularly known as '''Bhasha Matin''' (''lit.'' Language Matin).<ref>{{Web citation|author=Staff Correspondent|newspaper=Banglanews24|title=Bhasha Matin passes away|date=8 October 2014|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/100018.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013023014/http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/100018.html|archive-date=13 October 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Matin was born on 3 December 1926 to [[Bengali Muslims|Bengali Muslim]] parents, Abdul Jalil and Amena Khatun, in the village of [[Chauhali Upazila|Dubalia]] in [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]], then part of [[Pabna District]] in the [[British imperialism|imperialist British]] controlled "[[Bengal Presidency]]". Due to the Jamuna River floods, their home was destroyed, and the family resettled in [[Darjeeling]]. Matin was admitted to Maharani Boys' High School. He then enrolled at the Darjeeling Government High School in 1932 and completed his entrance exam in 1943. He then joined [[Rajshahi College]], where he passed his Intermediate of Arts in 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of Dacca]] in 1947 and subsequently a Master of Arts in International Relations. According to him, he had no political consciousness before getting into the college.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Harun-or-Rashid. Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.)|year=2012|title=Matin, Abdul Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.)|title-url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Matin,_Abdul|city=Dhaka, Bangladesh|publisher=Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.|isbn=984-32-0576-6}}</ref>

==Involvement in Bengali Language Movement==
Matin was a fearless vanguard in the revolutionary [[Bengali Language Movement]], standing resolutely against the oppressive, colonial-style subjugation imposed by the [[Fascism|fascist]]<ref>{{Citation|year=1971|title=Newsfront|title-url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2569111|publisher=Pakistan Forum via JSTOR|series=1|volume=2}}</ref> West Pakistani [[Ruling class|ruling classes]]. On 11 March 1948, he bravely joined student protests against the Pakistani state's draconian decree to strip Bengali of its rightful status; a blatant act of cultural imperialism designed to erase Bengali identity and subjugate the masses.

On 24 March 1948, during the convocation at the University of Dhaka, the founder of Pakistan and architect of this cultural apartheid, [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], arrogantly attempted to impose his hegemonic, Urdu-only doctrine on the subjugated Bengali people, echoing his earlier imperialist diktat at Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan). Matin, present to receive his degree, refused to comply. In a historic act of defiance against the fascist regime, he courageously stood up and said, "No! It cannot be!" shattering the silence of oppression and sparking a wave of rebellion among his fellow students against the imperialist-backed West Pakistani oppressors.<ref>''Ekusher Smriticharon '80'' (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. 1980. p. 113.</ref><ref name="Banglabazar Patrika, Magh 30, 1399">''Banglabazar Patrika'', Magh 30, 1399 {February 12, 1993]</ref>

Continuing his relentless struggle against the internal colonialism of the Pakistani state, on 11 March 1951, during a massive anti-imperialist protest at Dhaka University, Matin was elected as the convener of the Dhaka University Language Action Committee. On 30 January 1952, cementing his role in the united front against the regime, Matin joined the Shorbodolio Rashtrabhasha Kormoporishod (All-Party State Language Action Committee).<ref>{{Citation|year=1980|title=Ekusher Smriticharan '80|page=138|city=Dhaka|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref>

==Other political involvements==
Standing in solidarity with the exploited classes, Matin joined a procession of fourth class clerks against the bureaucratic oppression of the fascist Pakistani state, resulting in his imprisonment. Upon release, he defiantly refused to sign a reactionary bond demanded by the Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, a puppet of the oppressive regime. For this revolutionary integrity, the corrupt academic apparatus suspended him for three years.<ref name=":0" />

Undeterred, Matin forged the student vanguard as president of the [[East Pakistan Students' Union]] in 1952, leading the youth against imperialist subjugation. He deepened the class struggle as secretary of the Communist Party's Pabna unit in 1954, mobilizing the masses against the comprador elite, before joining the Sino-aligned [[National Awami Party]] of [[Maulana Bhasani]].<ref name=":0" />

Recognizing that reformism could never dismantle the fascist Pakistani state, Matin founded the [[East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1958, adopting the militant communist ideology of [[Naxalism]] upheld by Comrade [[Charu Majumdar]].<ref name=":0" />

Even after the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], his [[Anti-fascism|antifascist]] vigilance never fell. Recognizing the new state as a bourgeois proxy for imperialism, he fought against the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]], an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]], rapist, state terror, death squad of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman regime, leading to his unjust arrest in 1972 for defending the true liberation of the masses.<ref name=":0" />

==Death==
Matin died on 8 October 2014 at [[Bangladesh Medical University]] in Dhaka. Before his death, he donated his eyes and body for public usages.<ref name=":0" />

==Awards==
Abdul Matin received numerous accolades throughout his life. A selection of his notable awards and honors is listed below:<ref>{{Web citation|author=Arifuzzaman Tuhin|newspaper=Istishon|title="বাংলার চে ভাষা মতিন : একজন কমিউনিস্টের চীর বিদায়" The Che of Bengal, Bhasha Matin: The last farewell of a communist|date=2014-10-8|url=http://istishon.com/node/9725|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010204228/http://istishon.com/node/9725|archive-date=2014-10-10}}</ref>

*Janakantha Gunijan and Pratibha Sammanona (1998): Awarded by the Daily Janakantha, including a grant of 100,000 BDT and a monthly allowance of 5,000 BDT.
*Reception by Expatriate Bangladeshis (2000): A special reception held on 18 February 2000, in New York City to commemorate the Language Movement.
*Ekushey Padak (2001): The second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
*Bangla Academy Fellowship (2001): Conferred on 28 December 2001.
*Bangladesh National Museum Honor (2002): A commemorative memento for his contributions.
*50th Anniversary Reception (2002): Organized by the Bhasha Shainik Sammanona Parishad in Sylhet.
*Ahmed Sharif Memorial Award (2003)
*Jatiya Press Club Development Economics Gold Medal (2004)
*Sher-e-Bangla National Award (2004)
*Liberation War Gono Parishad Honor (2005)
*Daily Amader Shomoy Honor (2006)
*Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) (2008): Conferred by the University of Dhaka during its 44th convocation.
*Bhashani Memorial Award (2008)
*Ekushey TV Lifetime Achievement Award
*Safiuddin Ahmed Memorial Award (2010): Named after the activist and journalist.
*Dhaka Ratna Honor (2010): Awarded during the 400th-anniversary celebrations of the city of Dhaka.
*MAPSAS Peace Medal (2010): Awarded by the Human Rights and Environmental Society.
*Abu Zafar Obaidullah Award (2010)
*Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award (2010)
*Daily Kaler Kantho Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

Abdul Matin

2026-06-20T19:21:51Z

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{{Infobox revolutionary
| name = Bhasha Matin
| native_name = ভাষা মতিন
| image = AbdulMatin single.jpg
|birth_name=Abdul Matin আব্দুল মতিন| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sirajganj District]], [[Bengal Presidency]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|10|8|1926|12|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]] [[Naxalism]] [[Mao Zedong Thought]]| political_party = [[Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist)]] '''Former''' [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] [[National Awami Party]]
}}
'''Abdul Matin''' (3 December 1926 – 8 October 2014) was a committed [[Communism|communist]] and a leading figure in the [[Bengali language movement]] that took place in [[East Pakistan]] (now the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]]) which sought recognition of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as one of the state languages of the [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Dominion of Pakistan]]. His contribution to the movement has been hailed by the other activists and students, as he was popularly known as '''Bhasha Matin''' (''lit.'' Language Matin).<ref>{{Web citation|author=Staff Correspondent|newspaper=Banglanews24|title=Bhasha Matin passes away|date=8 October 2014|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/100018.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013023014/http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/100018.html|archive-date=13 October 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Matin was born on 3 December 1926 to [[Bengali Muslims|Bengali Muslim]] parents, Abdul Jalil and Amena Khatun, in the village of [[Chauhali Upazila|Dubalia]] in [[Sirajganj District|Sirajganj]], then part of [[Pabna District]] in the [[British imperialism|imperialist British]] controlled "[[Bengal Presidency]]". Due to the Jamuna River floods, their home was destroyed, and the family resettled in [[Darjeeling]]. Matin was admitted to Maharani Boys' High School. He then enrolled at the Darjeeling Government High School in 1932 and completed his entrance exam in 1943. He then joined [[Rajshahi College]], where he passed his Intermediate of Arts in 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of Dacca]] in 1947 and subsequently a Master of Arts in International Relations. According to him, he had no political consciousness before getting into the college.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Harun-or-Rashid. Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.)|year=2012|title=Matin, Abdul Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.)|title-url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Matin,_Abdul|city=Dhaka, Bangladesh|publisher=Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.|isbn=984-32-0576-6}}</ref>

==Involvement in Bengali Language Movement==
Matin was a fearless vanguard in the revolutionary [[Bengali Language Movement]], standing resolutely against the oppressive, colonial-style subjugation imposed by the [[Fascism|fascist]]<ref>{{Citation|year=1971|title=Newsfront|title-url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2569111|publisher=Pakistan Forum via JSTOR|series=1|volume=2}}</ref> West Pakistani [[Ruling class|ruling classes]]. On 11 March 1948, he bravely joined student protests against the Pakistani state's draconian decree to strip Bengali of its rightful status; a blatant act of cultural imperialism designed to erase Bengali identity and subjugate the masses.

On 24 March 1948, during the convocation at the University of Dhaka, the founder of Pakistan and architect of this cultural apartheid, [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], arrogantly attempted to impose his hegemonic, Urdu-only doctrine on the subjugated Bengali people, echoing his earlier imperialist diktat at Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan). Matin, present to receive his degree, refused to comply. In a historic act of defiance against the fascist regime, he courageously stood up and said, "No! It cannot be!" shattering the silence of oppression and sparking a wave of rebellion among his fellow students against the imperialist-backed West Pakistani oppressors.<ref>''Ekusher Smriticharon '80'' (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. 1980. p. 113.</ref><ref name="Banglabazar Patrika, Magh 30, 1399">''Banglabazar Patrika'', Magh 30, 1399 {February 12, 1993]</ref>

Continuing his relentless struggle against the internal colonialism of the Pakistani state, on 11 March 1951, during a massive anti-imperialist protest at Dhaka University, Matin was elected as the convener of the Dhaka University Language Action Committee. On 30 January 1952, cementing his role in the united front against the regime, Matin joined the Shorbodolio Rashtrabhasha Kormoporishod (All-Party State Language Action Committee).<ref>{{Citation|year=1980|title=Ekusher Smriticharan '80|page=138|city=Dhaka|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref>

==Other political involvements==
Standing in solidarity with the exploited classes, Matin joined a procession of fourth class clerks against the bureaucratic oppression of the fascist Pakistani state, resulting in his imprisonment. Upon release, he defiantly refused to sign a reactionary bond demanded by the Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, a puppet of the oppressive regime. For this revolutionary integrity, the corrupt academic apparatus suspended him for three years.<ref name=":0" />

Undeterred, Matin forged the student vanguard as president of the [[East Pakistan Students' Union]] in 1952, leading the youth against imperialist subjugation. He deepened the class struggle as secretary of the Communist Party's Pabna unit in 1954, mobilizing the masses against the comprador elite, before joining the Sino-aligned [[National Awami Party]] of [[Maulana Bhasani]].<ref name=":0" />

Recognizing that reformism could never dismantle the fascist Pakistani state, Matin founded the [[East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1958, adopting the militant communist ideology of [[Naxalism]] upheld by Comrade [[Charu Majumdar]].<ref name=":0" />

Even after the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], his [[Anti-fascism|antifascist]] vigilance never fell. Recognizing the new state as a bourgeois proxy for imperialism, he fought against the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]], an [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]], rapist, state terror, death squad of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman regime, leading to his unjust arrest in 1972 for defending the true liberation of the masses.<ref name=":0" />

==Death==
Matin died on 8 October 2014 at [[Bangladesh Medical University]] in Dhaka. Before his death, he donated his eyes and body for public usages.<ref name=":0" />

==Awards==
Abdul Matin received numerous accolades throughout his life. A selection of his notable awards and honors is listed below:<ref>{{Web citation|author=Arifuzzaman Tuhin|newspaper=Istishon|title="বাংলার চে ভাষা মতিন : একজন কমিউনিস্টের চীর বিদায়" The Che of Bengal, Bhasha Matin: The last farewell of a communist|date=2014-10-8|url=http://istishon.com/node/9725|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010204228/http://istishon.com/node/9725|archive-date=2014-10-10}}</ref>

*Janakantha Gunijan and Pratibha Sammanona (1998): Awarded by the Daily Janakantha, including a grant of 100,000 BDT and a monthly allowance of 5,000 BDT.
*Reception by Expatriate Bangladeshis (2000): A special reception held on 18 February 2000, in New York City to commemorate the Language Movement.
*Ekushey Padak (2001): The second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh.
*Bangla Academy Fellowship (2001): Conferred on 28 December 2001.
*Bangladesh National Museum Honor (2002): A commemorative memento for his contributions.
*50th Anniversary Reception (2002): Organized by the Bhasha Shainik Sammanona Parishad in Sylhet.
*Ahmed Sharif Memorial Award (2003)
*Jatiya Press Club Development Economics Gold Medal (2004)
*Sher-e-Bangla National Award (2004)
*Liberation War Gono Parishad Honor (2005)
*Daily Amader Shomoy Honor (2006)
*Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) (2008): Conferred by the University of Dhaka during its 44th convocation.
*Bhashani Memorial Award (2008)
*Ekushey TV Lifetime Achievement Award
*Safiuddin Ahmed Memorial Award (2010): Named after the activist and journalist.
*Dhaka Ratna Honor (2010): Awarded during the 400th-anniversary celebrations of the city of Dhaka.
*MAPSAS Peace Medal (2010): Awarded by the Human Rights and Environmental Society.
*Abu Zafar Obaidullah Award (2010)
*Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award (2010)
*Daily Kaler Kantho Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

People's Republic of Bangladesh

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{{Infobox country|name=People's Republic of Bangladesh|native_name=গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gôṇoprojātôntrī Bāṅglādesh|image_flag=Flag of Bangladesh.svg.png|largest_city=[[Dhaka]]|mode_of_production=Capitalism '''Constitutionally:''' Socialism|government_type=Unitary parliamentary bourgeois republic|leader_title1=Prime Minister|leader_name1=[[Tarique Rahman]]|leader_title2=President|leader_name2=[[Mohammed Shahabuddin]]|image_coat=National emblem of Bangladesh.svg.png|capital=[[Dhaka]]|image_map=Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg.png|map_width=300px|official_languages=Bengali|demonym=Bangladeshi|area_km2=148,460|population_estimate=170,000,000|population_estimate_year=2023}}

'''Bangladesh''', officially the '''People's Republic of Bangladesh''', is a country in [[South Asia]] bordering [[Republic of India|India]], and [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar|Myanmar]]. Despite its name, it is not a [[socialist state]].

== History ==

=== British East India Company ===
Bangladesh was colonized by the [[British|British Empire]] and was part of the [[British Raj (1858–1947)|British Raj]]. Under [[Mughal Empire (1526–1857)|Mughal]] rule, [[Peasantry|peasants]] had paid 10–15% of their harvest as tribute, which could be used as a safety net in the event of a famine. In 1765, the [[British East India Company]] began collecting tribute instead of the emperor and increased it to half of the annual harvest. In 1770, ten million people, roughly a third of the population of Bengal, died in a famine. Unlike the Indian rulers, the British did not waive their taxes during famines and instead raised the land tax to 60%. There was another famine in 1783.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Rakhi Chakraborty|newspaper=Yourstory|title=The Bengal Famine: How the British engineered the worst genocide in human history for profit|date=2014-08-15|url=https://yourstory.com/2014/08/bengal-famine-genocide/amp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102133617/https://yourstory.com/2014/08/bengal-famine-genocide/amp|archive-date=2022-01-02|retrieved=2022-05-15}}</ref>

=== British Raj ===
Under the British Raj, Bengal experienced famines in 1866, 1873, 1892, 1897, and 1943. During the 1943 famine, in which three million starved to death, British leader [[Winston Churchill]] blamed the Bengalis and said that "the famine was their own fault for breeding like rabbits."<ref name=":0" />

=== East Pakistan ===
In August 1947, British India was separated into two independent states: the majority Hindu state of India and the majority Muslim state of [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. Pakistan contained West Pakistan (modern-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan, which is now Bangladesh. From 1958 to 1971, Pakistan was ruled by military dictators from West Pakistan. On 26 March 1971, the Pakistani Army took control of the major cities in East Pakistan, starting the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. The army committed genocide against the Bengalis, killing between 200,000 and three million people and causing ten million to flee to India. On 17 April, a provisional government was formed in western Bangladesh by Bengali nationalist and 100,000 guerrillas were trained. Pakistan surrendered on 16 December and Bangladesh became independent.<ref>{{News citation|title=Bangladesh Liberation War|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwWkvy7DK9vadVJUX2VEUW5uOUU/view?resourcekey=0-6s81lYoCK811Vcdmnv1NdA}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Asian countries]]

File:AbdulMatin single.jpg

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DPRKBEST: Comrade Abdul Matin on 11 October 2014 in front of a Shaheed Minar (Martyr Tower). The Shaheed Minar commemorates the Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AbdulMatin_single.jpg

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Comrade Abdul Matin on 11 October 2014 in front of a Shaheed Minar (Martyr Tower). The Shaheed Minar commemorates the Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement.

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East Pakistan

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#REDIRECT [[People%27s_Republic_of_Bangladesh#East_Pakistan]]

File:South Asian Communist Banner.png

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This flag is used by many south Asian communist organisations