Hamidur Rahman
Srimangal, Chittagong, Bangladesh (now Sylhet) | |
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Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Service/ | Bangladesh Army |
Years of service | 1971 |
Rank | Sepoy (No: 3943014) |
Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War †, Sector-4 |
Awards | Bir Sreshtho |
Hamidur Rahman, BS (2 February 1953 – 28 October 1971) was a
Background
Rahman was born on 2 February 1953 in Khardo Khalishpur village (Renamed Hamid Nagar) in Moheshpur thana of the Jhenaidah District. Hamidur Rahman Degree College was named in his honour.[8] He was the eldest son of his family. During the Partition of India in 1947, his paternal properties fell in India. They crossed over the border and settled in the bordering area of Khorda Khalishpur of Jhenaidah.
Liberation war
Hamidur Rahman joined
Reburial
On 27 October 2007, advisers of the Bangladeshi caretaker government decided to bring back his remains to Bangladesh and bury him besides Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman. It is said [by whom?] that the last place he stood alive was about 20 feet away from the Pakistani bunker, either in a canal or where the memorial is (near the bunker).[11] 10 December 2007 the remains of Rahman were brought back to Bangladesh and on 11 December 2007 he was buried again at Buddhijibi Koborsthan (Cemetery), Dhaka.[12]
Rahman was posthumously awarded the Bir Sreshtho, Bangladesh's highest award for valor, for his actions.
Legacy
Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman Stadium in Jhenaidah district is named after him.[13] A ferry was named after him.[14] A library and museum was built in his memory and the village he was born in, Khordo Khalishpur has been renamed Hamid Nagar.[15] Hamidur Rahman Degree College was named in his honour.[8] Adamjee Cantonment College, a prestigious institution of Bangladesh has one of their houses named after Hamidur Rahman.
References
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- ^ Unb (21 November 2009). "War heroes honoured". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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- ^ "Brig 'Tom' Pande, the Maha Vir". Tribune India. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Even before 1971 war started with Pakistan, India had won the battle". The Print (India). 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Notable battles in the 11 Sectors". Dhaka Tribune. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Battle of Dhalai". Defence Journal. December 1998. pp. 30–36. Archived from the original on 7 October 1999.
- ^ a b "Birshreshtha Hamidur's death anniversary today". The Daily Star. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Rahman, Birsrestha Mohammad Hamidur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "বীর হামিদুরের ঘরে ফেরা". Chutir Dine, Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Mahfuz Anam. 15 December 2007. pp. 4–6.
- ^ "বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ হামিদুরের দেহাবশেষ দেশে এনে সমাহিত করা হবে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Mahfuz Anam. 28 October 2007. p. 20.
- ^ "Home they brought warrior dead: Bir Shreshtha Hamidur to be buried at Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard today". The New Nation. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Ershad denies calling any party hated". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Ferry services go haywire". The Daily Star. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Birshrestha Hamidur museum opens". The Daily Star. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2015.