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Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah
1874Dec, 26

Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah

Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and academic (d. 1965)
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (27 December 1873 – 9 February 1965) was an educator, litterateur, Islamic theologist and social reformer of pre-partition India.He was instrumental in the formation of the University of Dhaka and is the namesake of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.

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