My last sighting of Munier Bhai was right in front of the English Department verandah.

Dr Gobinda Chandra Deb was among the finest philosophers produced by Bengal, a thinker whose life was guided by profound humanism, ethical reason, and compassion.

He continued to provide secret medical care in the Hatirpool slums and other high-risk areas across Dhaka, where the injured could not afford visibility—or delay.

bul Hashem Mia was a scholar of Political Science and Law, having earned his degrees from Dhaka University.

Professor Giyasuddin Ahmad’s life was inseparable from the values he taught

Dr Rabbee's Morris Minor car stands as one of the most powerful symbols of his bravery. He used it to transport injured freedom fighters, deliver medicines, and quietly support underground networks.

Rashidul Hasan was a beloved teacher of English at Dhaka University and a fearless believer in the rights of his people.

Her commitment to service soon extended beyond medicine.

A former professor of Biochemistry at the University of Dhaka, he later served as Principal Scientific Officer at the Science Laboratories in Dhaka, where his research and leadership marked him as a rising scholar of exceptional promise.

Behind prison walls, Kaiser turned confinement into creation.

When the Liberation War erupted, Raihan crossed into Kolkata—not to retreat, but to fight with his camera.

The letter was both personal intimidation and a symbol of the regime’s determination to silence intellectual resistance.

Abdul Muktadir was a gifted geologist and a deeply admired teacher at Dhaka University.

During the First World War, he served in the Royal British Army, fought in Iraq with the Bengal Infantry (Bengali Paltan), and later joined the 1919 Victory March in London, where he was awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour.

In 1948, his historic demand in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly that Bangla be recognised alongside Urdu ignited the first spark of what would later become the Language Movement.

During the Liberation War, his home became a refuge for freedom fighters.

An incomplete list of Martyred Intellectuals

When the Liberation War erupted in 1971, Dr Alim transformed his medical chamber into a place of refuge.

Since 1971, successive governments have repeatedly pledged to compile a complete list of martyred intellectuals.

At dawn on 16 December, Rashid Talukder set out to take photographs with Michel Laurent, an American photographer from the Associated Press.