Mehedi Hasan Khan: A Language Soldier, The Founder of Avro keyboard

Mehedi Hasan Khan, founder of ‘The Avro keyboard is familiar as the ‘language soldier’ ​​of the 21st century. ‘Vasha hok Unmukto’ (Let the language be open) is the main theme of Avro Keyboard. Despite being a medical student at Mymensing Medical College and Hospital he works in software development. Finally, to make Bengali language easy on computer Mehedi published this software for free download. On 26 March 2003, Avro was free under the Creative Commons attribution. Avro is an open-source software.

Who is Mehedi Hasan Khan?

Mehedi Hasan is possibly the first person who successfully performed as a software Engineer being a medical student. He was born on July 23 1986 in Dhaka and completed his secondary education in Ideal School and College of Dhaka. A skinny boy Khan admitted to Mymensingh Medical College after passing his Higher Secondary at Notre Dame College. In 2010 he obtained his MBBS degree. As a student of medical first year Mehedi Hasan’s publication Avro Keyboard first opened on March 26, 2003. As a physician, his creation as a software developer played an amazing and great role in the Bengali Language.

Keynote about Avro Keyboard

• Name of the software: Avro Keyboard
• First published: 26 March 3003
• Types of Use: Web for Free to download and use
• Type: Visual Basic
• Publication Lab: Omicron Lab
• Written in: JavaScript, C++, Delphi, Visual Basic
• Operating available in Windows, Linux, and macOS

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Mehedi Hasan Khan’s Revolution was “Language be open”

An 18-year-old boy says, Free!!! Why take money for language? This was his loving answer when his friend asked, how much do you take for this software?
How much of what? After knowing, friends asked Mehedi. ”Why take money for language?”

The History Behind the Avro Keyboard

Every activity on campus involved Hasan, and his presence was just as lively. Suddenly the boy became silent. Walks with his head down, and talks when asked. Doesn’t go with Mehdi’s character, at least for those who hang out with him, of course. It was learned in between that software for writing Bengali had been made by him himself. Why another software would be needed for ‘Victory’ remains unknown! The incident became known only after much pressing. By typing English letters on the keyboard, Bangla can be written! These are the features of the software by Mehedi.The first software for writing Bengali in Roman type.

Yes, such revolutionary talk is appropriate for this age. Because the work of creating this software is also include in a revolution in the world of writing. Before the arrival of the Avro keyboard, the prestige of the Bengali language in the Internet world was not at all.

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The next time was Mehdi’s self-surrender. A promise to make the revolution a success. Mehedi locked the 18-year-old behind the door, locked his world in a hostel room, and then started the battle to open the Bengali language to the whole world. The slogan of the revolution is “Language be open”! If you don’t go to the room, you don’t meet the boy. Not in the college canteen. The hair on the head is left to grow, and a fine beard grows under the muzzle. The ink under the eyes is becoming permanent. Then the learned teachers announced that this boy was unfit for medical school. Wise teachers said to leave medical school to save time.

Mehedi did not stop. Creation Sukher Ullas was first successful on March 26, 2003! Avro’s appearance on this day. He also completed his medical with honors. did not stop Mymensingh Medical College has producing many Rathimaharthi doctors, on the other hand, Mehedi despised all insults and instead enriched that college.

Conclusion

Avro Keyboard is a popular open-source keyboard input method editor (IME) for the Bengali language. It allows users to type in Bengali script using a standard English (QWERTY) keyboard layout. Avro Keyboard provides phonetic typing, where users can type the pronunciation of Bengali words using English letters, and the software converts it to the corresponding Bengali script. It also offers various other features such as customizable keyboard layouts, auto-correction, word prediction, and more. Avro Keyboard has been widely used by Bengali speakers worldwide to type in their native language efficiently on computers.