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Hamidur Rahman

Bir Sreshtho
Native name
হামিদুর রহমান
Born(1953-02-02)2 February 1953
Moheshpur,East Bengal,Pakistan
Died28 October 1971(1971-10-28)(aged 18)[1]
Srimangal,Bangladesh
AllegianceBangladesh
Service/branchBangladesh Army
Years of service1971
RankSepoy(No: 3943014)
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War†,Sector-4
AwardsBir Sreshtho

Hamidur Rahman(2 February 1953 – 28 October 1971) was asepoyinBangladesh Armyduring theBangladesh Liberation War.Rahman was killed on 28 October 1971 at Dholoi during theBattle of Dhalai,Srimangalduring an attempt to capture thePakistani Armyposition. The advancingMukti Bahinicolumn finally captured the Dhalai Border Outpost on 3 November 1971. He was posthumously awarded theBir Sreshtho,the highest recognition of bravery inBangladesh.[2]The Dhalai post was eventually captured permanently by three infantry battalions belonging to 61 Mountain Brigade, one battalion belonging toEast Bengal Regimentand 7Rajputana Riflessupported by an artillery brigade of theIndian Army[3][4]fought against 12Frontier Force Regimentof the Pakistan Army.[3][5][6]

Background[edit]

Rahman was born on 2 February 1953 in Khardo Khalishpur village (Renamed Hamid Nagar) inMoheshpur thanaof theJhenaidah District.Hamidur Rahman Degree College was named in his honour.[7]He was the eldest son of his family. During thePartition of Indiain 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[edit]

Hamidur Rahman joinedEast Bengal Regimenton 2 February 1971 and participated in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[8]During the war he made a significant contribution in capturing the Dhalai Border Outpost atSrimangal.Though the independence fighters came very close to the Border Outpost, it became very difficult to capture owing to the enemy machine gun which was continuously firing from the south-western corner of the Dhalai Border Outpost. On 28 October 1971, a battle was taking place between 1st East Bengal Regiment and 30Frontier Force Regimentin Dhalai of Sylhet. 125 members of the East Bengal Regiment decided to usegrenadeson the machine gun posts of theArmy.Rahman took the responsibility of throwing grenades, and crawled through the hilly canals. He managed to throw two grenades before he was shot.[9] Rahman jumped into the enemy machine gun post and engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with the two crews who were guarding the gun, and at one point neutralised the gun.[9]Realizing that the machine gun outpost was damaged, the EBR's approach towards the enemy captured their first line within a short period of time. After the capture of the Dhalai Border Outpost, members of the EBR found the dead body of Rahman.[9]Rahman's efforts helped the East Bengal Regiment take the outpost. He was buried inTripurain India.

Reburial[edit]

Grave

On 27 October 2007, advisers of theBangladeshi caretaker governmentdecided to bring back his remains to Bangladesh and bury him besides Bir ShresthoMatiur 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).[10] 10 December 2007 the remains of Rahman were brought back to Bangladesh and on 11 December 2007 he was buried again atBuddhijibi Koborsthan(Cemetery), Dhaka.[11]

Rahman was posthumously awarded theBir Sreshtho,Bangladesh's highest award for valor, for his actions.

Legacy[edit]

Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman Stadium in Jhenaidah district is named after him.[12]A ferry was named after him.[13]A library and museum was built in his memory and the village he was born in, Khordo Khalishpur has been renamed Hamid Nagar.[14]Hamidur Rahman Degree College was named in his honour.[7]Adamjee Cantonment College,a prestigious institution of Bangladesh has one of their houses named after Hamidur Rahman.

References[edit]

Media related toBir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahmanat Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^"Birshrestha Hamidur museum opens today".The Daily Star.9 March 2008.Retrieved18 June2015.
  2. ^"War heroes honoured".The Daily Star.UNB. 21 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  3. ^abMajor General Ashok Kalyan Verma (15 May 2013).Jungle Odyssey (A Soldiers Memoirs).KW publisher Pvt Ltd.ISBN9789385714771.Retrieved5 December2019.
  4. ^"Brig 'Tom' Pande, the Maha Vir".Tribune India.18 July 2021.
  5. ^"Notable battles in the 11 Sectors".Dhaka Tribune.17 December 2013.Retrieved27 November2015.
  6. ^"Battle of Dhalai".Defence Journal.December 1998. pp. 30–36. Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 1999.
  7. ^ab"Birshreshtha Hamidur's death anniversary today".The Daily Star.28 October 2014.Retrieved18 June2015.
  8. ^Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012)."Rahman, Birsrestha Mohammad Hamidur".InIslam, Sirajul;Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.).Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Second ed.).Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. ^abcবীর হামিদুরের ঘরে ফেরা.Chutir Dine,Prothom Alo(in Bengali). Mahfuz Anam. 15 December 2007. pp. 4–6.
  10. ^বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ হামিদুরের দেহাবশেষ দেশে এনে সমাহিত করা হবে.Prothom Alo(in Bengali). Mahfuz Anam. 28 October 2007. p. 20.
  11. ^"Home they brought warrior dead: Bir Shreshtha Hamidur to be buried at Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard today".The New Nation.11 December 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2007.Retrieved28 February2008.
  12. ^"Ershad denies calling any party hated".The Financial Express.Dhaka.Retrieved18 June2015.
  13. ^"Ferry services go haywire".The Daily Star.11 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  14. ^"Birshrestha Hamidur museum opens".The Daily Star.10 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
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