Question

Who is known as "Shere-Bengal" or "Lion of Bengal"?
1. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2. A.K. Fazlul Huq
3. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy
4. Kazi Nazrul Islam

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : A.K. Fazlul Huq

The correct answer is A.K. Fazlul Huq.

• He was popularly known as "Shere-Bengal" or "Lion of Bengal".
• A.K. Fazlul Huq was a key figure in Bengalee nationalist politics for around four decades and formed the peasant-based Krishak Praja Party.
• Huq was the premier of undivided Bengal and chief minister and governor of East Bengal.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	He is called the ‘tallest Bengalee in a thousand years’, formed the Awami League in East Bengal, and transformed a youth movement into a powerful movement for freedom from Pakistani rule, known as Bangabandhu, or Friend of Bengal, he was independent Bangladesh’s first prime minister.
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy	He was eminent in Bengal Congress politics and was opposed to the Partition. He was the second chief minister of West Bengal from 1948 till his death.
Kazi Nazrul Islam	He was a radical rebel poet who edited the evening daily, Nabayug. He is most famous for his poem ‘Bidrohi’ and for leading a protest against the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1921.