Harinath Dey
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Harinath Dey | |
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হরিনাথ দে | |
 Harinath Dey | |
| Born | 1941 undivided India |
| Died | 27 March 1971 (aged 29–30) Sutrapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | shot dead during Operation Searchlight |
| Occupation | Research scientist |
| Known for | lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Dhaka |
Harinath Dey (Bengali: ড: হরিনাথ দে, 1941 – 27 March 1971) was a former lecturer of biochemistry at the University of Dhaka who was shot dead by the Pakistan armed forces on the Loharpool bridge in Sutrapur, Dhaka on the night of 27 March 1971.[1]
Dey was born in a Bengali Hindu family in 1941 in undivided India. After the Partition of India, his family continued to stay in East Pakistan. He started his career in research at the Science Laboratory in Dhaka.[2] He worked for some time as a nutrition officer with the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical Institute in India.[2] He was associated in the capacity of a lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Dhaka.[2] He also served at the Diabetic Association. In 1971, he was the principal scientific officer at the Science Laboratory.[2]