Binod Bihari Chowdhury
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Binod Bihari Chowdhury (Bengali: বিনোদ বিহারী চৌধুরী; 10 January 1911 – 10 April 2013) was a British Indian and later Bangladeshi social worker and an anti-colonial revolutionary. He was influential in the Indian independence movement and a veteran member of the civil society of Bangladesh. He is mostly known for his participation in the Chittagong armoury raid, an armed resistance movement led by Surya Sen to uproot the British colonial rule from British India in 1930.
Biplobi Binod Bihari Chowdhury | |
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Born | (1911-01-10)10 January 1911 |
Died | 10 April 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 102) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Resting place | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts; Bachelor of Law |
Known for | Chittagong armoury raid |
Title | Biplobi (Revolutionary), Agnipurush |
Movement | Indian independence movement |
Spouse | Biva Das |
Awards | Independence Day Award |
Born in 1911, in Chittagong, Binod Bihari was the last surviving revolutionary from the Chittagong armoury raid and was active in many significant events in the history of Bangladesh. In 2000, he received the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.