Mohammad Shamsuzzoha

Who is Mohammad Shamsuzzoha?

Shaheed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha was a Bengali educator, professor and proctor at Rajshahi University.

Shamsuzzoha was the first university teacher in erstwhile East Pakistan who was killed by the Pakistani Military forces at the eve of 1969 revolution movement of East Pakistan, which ultimately became the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was born in the district of Bankura in West Bengal, India.

He passed his matriculation exam in 1948 from Bankura Zilla School and passed ISc in 1950 from Bankura Christian College. After the India partition, he migrated to erstwhile East Pakistan in 1950. He achieved BSc degree in Chemistry in 1953 and MSc in 1954 from Dhaka University. Mohammad Shamsuzzoha also participated bravely in the Bengali Language Movement during his university life.

In 1964 he obtained his PhD degree from Imperial College London. At first Mohammad Shamsuzzoha joined Rajshahi University as a Development Officer in 1961 and on that year he also became lecturer in the Department of Chemistry. He was promoted as Reader of the Chemistry Department. On 1st May 1968 he received the Proctor post of the university. He was the first university teacher who was martyred from 1947 to 1969.