AKM Bazlur Rahman
AKM Bazlur Rahman (Bengali: এ কে এম বজলুর রহমান) was an Awami League politician and recipient of the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[1][2]
His son Lt. Gen Mujibur Rahman is the current Quartermaster General in Bangladesh Army.[3][4]
Career edit
Rahman was a founding member of Bangladesh Chhatra League in 1948.[5]
In 1954, Rahman worked as the campaign manager of the United Front's candidate in Raipura, Narsingdi District.[5] He was elected Secretary of the Narsingdi District unit of the Awami League in 1955.[5]
In 1965, Rahman was the secretary of the Dhaka District unit of Awami League.[5]
After the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh and Awami League, in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état Bazlur Rahman was detained and tortured by the new regime.[5] Rahman was paralyzed due to the torture.[5]
Death edit
In the aftermath of the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bazlur Rahman was detained and tortured by the new regime.[5] Rahman was paralyzed due to the torture.[5]Rahman died on 8 February 1988.[5] He was awarded the Independence Day Award posthumously in 2021 for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[6][7][8]
References edit
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- ^ "10 named for Independence Award 2021". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Sun, Daily (April 6, 2024). "Quartermaster General of Bangladesh Army Lt Gen Md Mujibur Rahman speaks at the joint exercise between US and Bangladesh army titled TIGER Lightning 2024 at Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur on Monday. -ISPR PHOTO". daily-sun.
- ^ "PMO accords reception to officials". New Age. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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- ^ "স্বাধীনতা পদক পাচ্ছেন ৯ ব্যক্তি ও ১ প্রতিষ্ঠান | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "9 persons, one organisation named for Swadhinata Padak". The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ sun, daily (March 2021). "9 individuals, one org named for Independence Awards | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-07-15.