Matiur Rahman Mallik
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Matiur Rahman Mallik a national activitist who died on 24th January 1969 by the Pakistani police. He was the son of Azhar Ali Mallik from Sabujbagh, Dhaka. The event has historic significance and its spirit awakened people to fight for democracy and basic human rights, as it eventually lead to the Independence of Bangladesh. The event is observed as Mass Uprising Day.
He was a standard IX student of Nabakumar Institution, when he took part in a street march demanding autonomy for Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and was gunned down by the police of Pakistan.
