Sheikh Jamal
Sheikh Jamal | |
|---|---|
 Kader Siddiqui(left) and Sheikh Jamal (right) at the first public meeting after liberation in Polton,Dhaka(1971) | |
| Native name | শেখ জামাল |
| Born | 28 April 1954 Tungipara,East Bengal,Pakistan(nowDhaka,Bangladesh) |
| Died | 15 August 1975(aged 21) Dacca,Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service/ |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1971-1975 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Liberation War of Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Military Academy of the University of Defence |
| Spouse(s) | Parveen Jamal (Rosy) |
| Relations | SeeTungipara Sheikh family |
Sheikh Jamal(28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son ofSheikh Fazilatunnesa MujibandSheikh Mujibur Rahman,[1][2]the firstpresident of Bangladesh.[3]
Early life
[edit]Jamal was born atTungipara,Gopalganjon 28 April 1954. He wasMujib's third child out of five.[4]He was afreedom fighter.His sister,Sheikh Hasina,is the currentPrime Minister of Bangladesh.[5]
Jamal, after a period of studies atBAF Shaheen College Dhaka,finished hismatriculationfromDhaka Residential Model CollegeinDhaka.[6]He passed hisHSCfromDhaka College.He learned playingguitarat a music institution and was also a goodcricketer.
He was married to his paternal first cousin Parveen Jamal Rosy (1956-1975) on July 17, 1975. Jamal’sfatherand Rosy’s mother were siblings.
Career
[edit]Detained with his mother and other members of the family at a house inDhanmondiduring thewar of Liberationin 1971, Jamal found the means to escape and cross over to a liberated zone, where he joined the struggle to free the country. While a student of Dhaka College, Jamal traveled toYugoslaviafor military training under the auspices of the Yugoslav army. Subsequently, he trained at theRoyal Military Academy SandhurstinGreat Britain.He joined theBangladesh Armyas a secondlieutenantin theEast Bengal Regiment.[3][7][8]
Death and legacy
[edit]Jamal and his wife Rosy were killed along with other members of his family (parents, brothers, uncle, sister-in-law) during theAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9][10]The professional sports clubSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club[11]and Sheikh Jamal Stadium inFaridpurtown are named after him.[12]
References
[edit]- ^"34th anniversary of Bangabandhu murder: National Mourning Day today".The New Nation.2008-08-15.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-03-26.Retrieved2009-09-30.
Bangabandhu's wife Begum Fazilatunnesa, three sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel...
- ^Islam, Nurul (2001).Bangabandhu in the eye of his personal physician.Anwara-Nur Welfare Trust. pp. 114–115.OCLC50519205.
- ^ab"Sheikh Jamal".Bangladesh Awami League.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-11-04.Retrieved2009-09-02.
- ^"My Friend Shaheed Sheikh Kamal".The Daily Star.2016-08-15.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-28.Retrieved2017-09-27.
- ^"Businessmen to grab sports".The Daily Star.2009-09-30.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-10-06.Retrieved2009-09-30.
Dhanmondi Club, now a limited company, has been named after Sheikh Jamal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's slain brother...
- ^"Martyrs of 15th August 1975".Awami League.Archivedfrom the original on 12 January 2024.Retrieved2024-06-01.
- ^Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1981-01-01).Bangladesh, in Blood and Tears.Naya Prokash. p. 50.
- ^"Be ready to make any sacrifice, PM asks army".Prothom Alo.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-28.Retrieved2017-09-28.
- ^"Bangladesh Coup: A Day of Killings".The New York Times.23 August 1975.
- ^"In pain, in anger".The Daily Star.2017-08-15.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-28.Retrieved2017-09-27.
- ^"Safwan made president of Sheikh Jamal".The Daily Star.2017-03-09.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-28.Retrieved2017-09-27.
- ^"Hasina visits the house of her daughter's in-laws in Faridpur".bdnews24.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-28.Retrieved2017-09-27.
External links
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Media related toSheikh Jamalat Wikimedia Commons
- bangabandhu.org,picture of Sheikh Jamal and other family members ofBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
