Motahar Hossain Talukdar

Motahar Hossain Talukder (1922–2 December 2001), also known as Motahar Master, was a politician from Sirajganj District of Bangladesh. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2021 by the Government of Bangladesh for his significant contribution to the Bengali language movement.

Early life
Talukdar was born in 1922 in Gazaria in Ratankandi Union, Sirajganj. His father Naimuddin Talukder was a teacher. He completed higher secondary from Pabna Edward College and completed BSc from Rajshahi College.

Career
Talukder was the former governor of Sirajganj District during the BAKSAL period. He was defeated in the Sirajganj-2 constituency as a candidate of Awami League in the fifth parliamentary elections of 1991.

Talukdar wrote an essay titled "55 years of my political life".

Death
Talukder died on 2 December 2001 in Sirajganj.