Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed
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Ahmed was a descendant of Fazl Gazi, zamindar of Bhawal Estate (now Gazipur, named after the family), and one of the Baro-Bhuyan of Bengal.[3] He was the eldest son of 11 children of Gazi Shamsuddin Ahmed, an inspector general of police, and Gazi Rafia Khatun, an entrepreneur.[2] While studying at Notre Dame College, Dhaka, he published and edited Sachitra Shandhani in 1956, at the age of 17.[2] The publication ran until 1996. It published notable writings including Jahanara Imam's wartime journal, Ekatturer Dinguli.[2] His uncle Gazi Nurun Newaz was the founder and chairman of Bangladesh's first ceramic industry Peoples Ceramic Industries Limited.