Salam, Abdus (1925-1952)  martyr of the language movement. Abdus Salam was born in the village of Luxmipur under Feni district in 1925.

Deprived of the opportunity to receive a good education, he used to serve as a peon in the Department of Industries of the government, and had his living quarters at 36B Nilkhet Barrack in Dhaka. On 21 February 1952, students and common people defied official ban on assemblage of people imposed under Section 144, and staged a demonstration in front of Dhaka Medical College Hostel demanding recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of Pakistan. Abdus Salam took part in the demonstration and was shot when the police fired on the crowd. He received treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for over a month but passed away on 7 April 1952. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak posthumously in February 2000. [Dilruba Begum]