হাকীম হাবীবুর রহমান-এর জীবনী এবং উর্দু সাহিত্যে তাঁর অনবদ্য অবদান

Abstract

Hakim Habibur Rahman (1881-1947), a distinguished Urdu literary journalist of the Bengali literary society, renowned politician and famous Unani physician who had been honoured with the title of ‘Shefaul Mulk’ given by the British government and ‘Magician of Bangla’ given by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, is one of the best intellectuals of Bengal in the first half of the 20th century. This short-lived personality was born in Chotakatra, Dhaka. After that, He studied in Dhaka, Kanpur, Lucknow, Delhi, Agra and gained expertise in Unani medicine and returned to Dhaka. He contributed in various fields in his varied career. He had outstanding contributions to the Muslim Renaissance movement of Bangladesh and Sir Salimullah's political and educational movement. He was one of the founders of Dhaka University (1921) and Dhaka Museum (now know as National Museum of Bangladesh). He played a significant role in spreading Urdu language and literature in Dhaka. He is called the pioneer of Urdu journalism in East Bengal and Asam. During that period, he established a big library by collecting Urdu, Persian and Arabic books written on Bengal and through this effort he tried to preserve the Bengali old history and tradition. In short, as a bearer of Muslim nationalism and a great teacher and physician, Hakim Habibur Rahman was a successful poet and essayist, translator, literary compiler, dramatist, biographer, historian, politician, organiser and a journalist.