Martyred intellectual recognition after 52 years

Shamsuddin Ahmed has been recognized as martyred intellectual after 52 years.

He was a deputy magistrate in Rajshahi during the liberation war in 1971.

On February 8 (Thursday), his name was included in the list of martyred intellectuals of the Ministry of Liberation War. His serial number is 92 in the third list of Gazette-427.

The Pakistani military abducted and killed him, but his body was not found.

His elder son Salahuddin Ahmed Selu confirmed the news. He said they were trying for a longtime.

The Pakistani military with the help of their infamous local cohorts -- al-Badr, al-Shams and Razakars -- abducted and killed hundreds of eminent intellectuals. 

Shamsuddin Ahmed was born in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj district.