Tarani Debnath (1940 - 19 May 1961) (Bengali: তরণী দেবনাথ) was a Bengali who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in the Barak Valley in 1961 and became a martyr.[1][2] On 19 May 1961, while participating in a satyagrahademanding the official status for Bengali language in Barak Valley, he was shot dead by the paramilitary forces.
References
- ↑Chowdhury, Ranajit (19 May 2013). বিস্মৃত বলিদান. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑"Report of Non-Official Enquiry Commission on Cachar"(PDF). Silchar: A. K. Das Memorial Trust. p. 20. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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