Abdus Salam (Bengali Language Movement Demonstrator)
Abdus Salam (1925 — April 7, 1952) was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh), in 1952.
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