Rafiqul Islam (activist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bangladeshi-born Canadian language activist
Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1950
Place of Birth: Cumilla, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Date of Death: 20-Nov-2013
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Rafiqul Islam (activist)
- Rafiqul Islam (16 July 1950 – 20 November 2013) was a Bangladeshi-born Canadian language activist.
- He played a major role in achieving recognition of February 21 as the International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in November 1999.
- He was awarded Independence Day Award posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh in 2016.
- He was a member of Vancouver-based organization Mother Language Lovers of the World which was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 for the same cause.
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