Ibrahim Khan (writer)
Ibrahim Khan was a Bangladeshi litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Khan was born in Shabaj Nagar in Tangail District. He passed the entrance examination from Pingna High School and FA from Ananda Mohan College in 1912 and 1914 respectively. He earned his bachelor's from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College in 1916 and master's from Calcutta University as a private candidate. He obtained his law degree in 1918.Career
Khan started his career as headmaster of Karatia High School, Tangail district in 1919.Khan participated in activities like Khelafat Andolon, Asohojog Andolon and Rayet Mohajon Birodhi Andolon. He was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly and Constituent Assembly in 1945 and 1953 respectively. In November 1947, a memorandum demanding that Bangla be adopted as the state language of East Bengal was signed by a number of Bangalee intellectuals including Khan. In 1962, he was elected as a member of the national assembly.
Khan was the founding member and the first principal of Sadat College in Karatia, Tangail. He worked in the college until 1947.
Based on the life events of the Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Khan published a serialised drama, entitled "Kamal Pasha", in 1926.
Works
Kamal Pasha Anwar Pasha Istambul Yatrir Patra Beduiner Deshe Byaghra Mama Rn Parishodh- ''Batayan''