Name Mohammad Martuza | ||
Mohammad Martuza, (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মুর্তজা; – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali Physician, who was killed during the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.
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Education and career
Dr. Martuza joined the Dacca Medical Centre as a medical officer in 1955 after obtaining MBBS degree from Dacca Medical College in 1954.
Important Works
Dr. Martuza was a serious writer, a dedicated communist. His notable works are:
Death
He was picked up on 14 December by a group of Al Badrs from his university residence. He was taken blindfolded with a ‘orna’ of his beloved little daughter Miti.
On 3 November 2013, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Muslim leader based in London, and Ashrafuz Zaman Khan, based in the US, were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people – nine Dhaka University teachers, six journalists and three physicians including Dr. Martuza – in December 1971.