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Sheikh Abdur Rahim
Born1859
Died14 July 1931(1931-07-14) (aged 71–72)
RelativesAnisuzzaman (grandson)[1]

Sheikh Abdur Rahim (1859 – 14 July 1931) was a Bengali writer and journalist.[2][1]

Early life[edit]

Sheikh Abdur Rahim was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Sheikhs in 1859 in Muhammadpur, Basirhat, 24-Parganas in the then British India. His father was Munshi Sheikh Golam Yahia.[2] His mother died at a young age and he was subsequently raised by Radhamadhav Basu. Basu was the Zamindar of Taki and a Deputy Magistrate. Rahim studied at a school in Taki and went to High School in Kolkata. He could not complete his education as a result of contracting smallpox.[2]

Career[edit]

Rahim was very aware of Bengali Muslim community's wealth and history. He edited Sudhakar in 1889 and Islam Pracharak in 1891. He would also go on to work for Mihir, Mihir O Sudhakar, Moslem Bharat, Moslem Hitaisi Hafez, and Islam-Darshan. He was a member of the Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti, Calcutta Central Textbook Committee, Calcutta Mohammedan Union, and Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. He was an entrance examiner of Bengali language at the University of Calcutta.[2]

Bibliography[edit]

Death[edit]

Rahim died on 14 July 1931 in his own village.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Professor Anisuzzaman: The man and the academic". The Daily Star. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e Haque, Khondkar Sirajul. "Rahim, Sheikh Abdur". Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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