Mohammad Toaha was a language activist of the 1952 language movement and a prominent left-wing politician from Bangladesh.
14 Facts About Mohammad Toaha
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Mohammad Toaha finished his matriculation under Calcutta University in 1939.
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Mohammad Toaha participated as an activist in Sylhet Referendum under Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani in 1946.
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Mohammad Toaha was associated with the floating of Awami Muslim League in 1949.
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Mohammad Toaha was first active during the initial stages of the Bengali language movement.
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On 11 March 1948, when a team led by Mohammad Toaha went to Secretariat to give Khawaja Nazimuddin a memorandum, police arrested him.
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Mohammad Toaha was the VP of the Fazlul Haque Hall of Dhaka University.
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When Muhammad Ali Jinnah went there, Mohammad Toaha submitted a memorandum to him about their language demand.
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Mohammad Toaha was vocal at the government's attempt to write Bengali in Arabic script.
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Mohammad Toaha was the correspondent of Jubo League at Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrabhasha Kormoporishod.
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In 1957, Mohammad Toaha was associated with the National Awami Party of Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and was later elected its general secretary.
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Mohammad Toaha was elected a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1979.
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In 1986, Mohammad Toaha contested in the Jatiya Sangsad election as a nominee of 8-Party alliance.
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Mohammad Toaha died on 29 November 1987 at his native village of Hajirhat, Lakshmipur District.