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Dhirendranath Datta

November 2, 1886 –March 21, 1971

Politician

Lived 84 years

Born in
Brahmanbaria

Dhirendranath Datta (2 November 1886 – disappeared 29 March 1971)

was a Bengali lawyer and politician from East Bengal who was a member of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. He is best known for proposing Bengali for the national language of Pakistan in the Assembly. He was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhirendranath_Datta