Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ajoy Roy (Bengali: অজয় রায়) (born March 1, 1935 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh) is a retired Professor of Physics at the Dhaka University of Bangladesh, but is best known for his prominent role in Bangladesh human rights activism and freethinking. He has been one of the eminent educationists promoting secular humanism in Bangladesh. He is founder and President of the Shishka Andolan Mancha (Platform For Education-Movement) and chairman of Shamriti Mancha (Platform for peace-harmony-tranquility).Roy is editor in chief of Muktanwesa (Bengali: মুক্তান্বেষা) magazine, a Bengali publication for promoting freethinking and Secular Humanism. He is also the member of advisory board of the Mukto-Mona, an internet forum of freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, atheists & humanists of mainly Bengali and South Asian descent. He is an Honorary Associate of the Rationalist International, an organization that defends rationalist ideas. He has been contributing as a columnist to the national newspapers of Bangladesh. In 2012, he received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.. }
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- Ajoy_Roy abstract "Ajoy Roy (Bengali: অজয় রায়) (born March 1, 1935 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh) is a retired Professor of Physics at the Dhaka University of Bangladesh, but is best known for his prominent role in Bangladesh human rights activism and freethinking. He has been one of the eminent educationists promoting secular humanism in Bangladesh. He is founder and President of the Shishka Andolan Mancha (Platform For Education-Movement) and chairman of Shamriti Mancha (Platform for peace-harmony-tranquility).Roy is editor in chief of Muktanwesa (Bengali: মুক্তান্বেষা) magazine, a Bengali publication for promoting freethinking and Secular Humanism. He is also the member of advisory board of the Mukto-Mona, an internet forum of freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, atheists & humanists of mainly Bengali and South Asian descent. He is an Honorary Associate of the Rationalist International, an organization that defends rationalist ideas. He has been contributing as a columnist to the national newspapers of Bangladesh. In 2012, he received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.".