Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad

Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad (1926-1971) engineer, martyr intellectual. He was born on 28 Bhadra 1333 (1926 AD) at village Madhyanagar in Raipur thana of Narsingdi district. His father was Tayebuddin Ahmad. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman passed Matriculation examination in 1943 from Comilla Zila School and ISc in 1945 from Pabna Edward College. He obtained his degree in Civil Engineering in 1950 from Shibpur Engineering College in Kolkata.

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman began his career as Assistant Engineer in the Department of Irrigation in Chandpur. He joined as Assistant Engineer in 1954 under the Chittagong Port Authority. He got higher education on Hydraulic Engineering in England in 1960. On his return from England he joined his post at Chittagong Port. He was elevated to the position of Chief Engineer of Chittagong Port Authority in 1964.

During the non-cooperation movement in March 1971 he supported the cause of the Bangali labour and employees resisting the unloading of arms from the Pakistani ship 'Swat'; at Chittagong port on 24 March. After the recovery of Chittagong by the Pakistan army at the second stage of operation searchlight, the personnels of Pakistan Navy arrested Mohammad Shamsuzzaman on 21 May from the port. Thereafter he could not be traced. [ATM Zayed Hossain] [Hossain, ATM Zayed Lecturer in History, Kumudini Govt. College, Tangail]