M Obaidullah (known by his pen-name Askar Ibne Shaikh; March 30, 1925 – May 18, 2009)[1] was a Bangladeshi writer and theater activist.[2][3]

Askar Ibne Shaikh
আসকার ইবনে শাইখ
Born
M Obaidullah

(1925-03-30)March 30, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2009(2009-05-18) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Career edit

Shaikh served as a faculty member of the University of Dhaka at the Department of Statistics.[2]

Works edit

  • Bidrohi Padma[4]

War Crime edit

Dr. Obaidullah alias Askar collaborated with Pakistan Army in during the Operation Searchlight to assassinate his colleague and once his teacher Abu Naser M. Moniruzzaman, Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta and Govinda Chandra Dev.[5][6]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ নাট্যকার ড. আসকার ইবনে শাইখের 'বিরোধ' নাটক. Daily Sangram (in Bengali). June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Abdul Mannan Syed (May 16, 2013). আসকার ইবনে শাইখ : স্মৃতিচিত্র. Amar Desh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury (May 31, 2013). ঐতিহ্যের রূপকার. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Khalid-Bin-Habib (December 2, 2005). "Bidrahi Padma set to make big waves on small screen". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Masud, Abu Musa M. Masuduzzaman. "বিভীষিকাময় সেই রাতের কথা" (Interview). Interviewed by Alamgeer Kabir.
  6. ^ "শহীদ শিক্ষকদের অ্যালামনাই সম্মাননা পদক প্রদান". Dhaka University Alamni Association.
  7. ^ Jamil Mahmud (May 17, 2008). "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honours Professor Momtazuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. May 29, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2016.