Epitaph on Abdul Jabbar's grave in Azimpur Graveyard.

Abdul Jabbar (Bengali: আব্দুল জব্বার) (1919- February 21, 1952) was demonstrator killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bengali Language Movement, also known as the Language Movement (ভাষা আন্দোলন Bhasha Andolon) was a political effort in Bangladesh East Pakistan ( Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbo Pakistan, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqi Pakistan) was ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially

Jabbar was born on 26 Ashwin of 1326 Bangla at the village of Panchua under the Gaffargaon thana of Mymensingh district. Gaffargaon (গফরগাঁও is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ is a District and a City of Bangladesh situated near the river Brahmaputra. He was the son of Hasan Ali and Safatun Nesa. Although he received his primary education in the local educational institution called pathsala (Dhopaghat Krishibazar Primary School), he failed to continue for poverty. Besides he had to help his father with agriculture. But Jabbar was not satisfied and to seek his fortune he left home. He went to Narayanganj by train and met an Englishman, who helped him to get a job in Burma (currently Myanmar). Narayanganj ( Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ Naraeongônj) is a city in central Bangladesh. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. After working for twelve months he came back home from there.

On his return from Myanmar, Jabbar organized a village defense group with boys from the neighborhood and took the led the group as its commander. In 1949 he married Amina Khatun, one of his friends’ sister and settled down. One and a half year after the marriage Amina had a baby boy, who was named Nurul Islam Badol.

A night before the historical incident of February 21, Jabbar came to Dhaka to get his mother-in-law a cancer patient admitted into the Dhaka Medical College. Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH established in 1946 during the British colonial rule is the top medical college in Bangladesh. On February 21, the huge procession and agitation of the students for the language movement made Jabbar interested to join them. Thus he participated in one of the rally in which police opened fire. Abdul Jabbar was severely hurt by a bullet and later admitted into Dhaka Medical College. He fought with death for a day and died in the following night. He was awarded Ekushey Padak, one of the highest recognition of Bangladesh in the year 2000 after UNESCO announced February 21 as the International Mother Language Day. Ekushey Padak (একুশে পদক is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 21 February was proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999.