Muhammad Takiullah

Muhammad Takiullah (1926 – 16 November 2017)^[1] was a Bangladeshi language movement veteran. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh.^[2] He was the fourth son of the Bengali linguist Muhammad Shahidullah.^[1]

Muhammad Takiullah
Born	1926
Died	(2017-11-16)16 November 2017 (aged 91) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Father	Muhammad Shahidullah
Relatives	Murtaja Baseer (brother)

Career

Takiullah reformed the Bangla calendar Promita Bangla Barshapanji. He was involved with the communist movement since the 1940s. He served as the general secretary of the Dhaka committee of the Communist Party in 1951.^[1]