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<div>{{infobox person<br />
|name = Sheikh Kamal<br />
|native_name = {{lang|bn|শেখ কামাল}}<br />
|image = Sheikh-Kamal-222-1167x660.jpg<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1949|8|5|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1975|8|15|1949|8|5|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]<br />
|father = [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />
|mother = [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]]<br />
|alma_mater = [[Dhaka College]]<br />
|relatives = {{ubl<br />
| [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Jamal]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Rehana]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Russel]]<br />
}}<br />
|family = See [[Sheikh–Wazed family]]<br />
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Sultana Khuki]]|1975}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sheikh Kamal''' (5 August 1949 &ndash; 15 August 1975) was the eldest son of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], former President of [[Bangladesh]]<ref name="dtsh">{{cite web|last1=Hoque|first1=Shishir|title=Before going to Germany on July 31, 1975, I asked Sheikh Kamal - what do you need? In reply, he requested that I bring Adidas boots for his players at Abahani|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2015/aug/15/going-germany-july-31-1975-i-asked-sheikh-kamal-what-do-you-need-reply-he-requeste|website=dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref> and the younger brother of [[Sheikh Hasina]], the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kamal completed his matriculation from Shaheen School, Dhaka in 1967 and Higher Secondary Certificate Examination from [[Dhaka College]] in 1969. He was the General Secretary of the Chatro League in Dhaka College. He practiced [[sitar]] at Chhayanaut, a school of music. At the same time, he was involved in diverse cultural activities and a keen sportsman. Kamal was an organizer of the [[Mukti Bahini]] guerrilla struggle in 1971. Kamal received wartime commission in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.<br />
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Kamal worked as the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) of [[General Osmani]] the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini, during the [[Liberation War of Bangladesh]]. After independence, he left the military at the rank of Captain to return to Dhaka University from where he graduated with Honours in sociology. Days before his tragic demise on 15 August 1975 Kamal completed his master's degree in sociology from Dhaka University {{citation needed|date=December 2022}}. He liked an athlete, [[Sultana Khuki]], who was the first female blue of Dhaka University. On 14 July 1975, the couple got married with the consent of the two family. <ref name="dtsh" /> He was perceived to be the successor to Sheikh Mujib.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bangladesh Country Study Guide Strategic Information and Developments.|date=2012|publisher=Intl Business Pubns USA|isbn=978-1438773896|pages=121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bm-bBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Sheikh+Kamal%22&pg=PA121|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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Kamal, an avid sportsman, founded the [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] in 1972,<ref name="dtsh" /> a popular sporting club of Bangladesh. He enjoyed football, volleyball, and other sports. Abahani went on to win many local championships and is now considered one of the most well known football clubs in South Asia.<ref name="dtsh" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/08/04/abahani-to-recall-sheikh-kamal-on-71st-birth-anniversary|title=Abahani to recall Sheikh Kamal on 71st birth anniversary |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
{{main|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman}}<br />
Kamal was killed with the rest of his family on 15 August 1975.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mahbub|first1=Sumon|title=Bangladesh plunges into mourning Bangabandhu on his 40th death anniversary|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/15/bangladesh-plunges-into-mourning-bangabandhu-on-his-40th-death-anniversary|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
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=== Controversy ===<br />
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==== 1973 shootout ====<br />
Near the end of 1973 Sheikh Kamal was involved in a shootout in which he was inflicted with bullet injuries. Multiple claims have been made as to how the shootout occurred.<br />
However, a retired major general of the [[Bangladesh Army]] claimed that it was a case of friendly fire. Near the end of 1973, Bangladeshi security forces received intelligence that the left-wing revolutionary activist [[Siraj Sikder]] and his insurgents were going to launch coordinated attacks around [[Dhaka]]. Police and other security officers were on full alert and patrolling the streets of Dhaka in plainclothes. Sheikh Kamal and his friends were armed and also patrolling the city in a microbus looking for [[Siraj Sikder]]. When the microbus was in [[Dhanmondi]] the police mistook Sheikh Kamal and his friends to be insurgents and opened fire on them, thus injuring Sheikh Kamal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Askari|first=Rashid|date=5 August 2016|title=The story of an unsung hero|work=The Daily Observer|url=https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=27137&fb_comment_id=702925183114256_1167127280027375|url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> However, it is also claimed that Sheikh Kamal and his friends were in [[Dhanmondi Thana|Dhanmondi]] to test drive a new car that his friend [[Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku]] had bought recently. Since [[Dhaka]] was under heavy police patrolling, police special forces under the command of the then city [[Superintendent (police)|SP]] Mahamuddin [[Bir Bikrom]] opened fire on the car thinking that the passengers were miscreants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-09-09|title=Sheikh Kamal the person I knew {{!}} banglanews24.com|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/44755/Sheikh-Kamal-the-person-I-knew|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-23|website=banglanews24|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==== Abduction of Major Dalim ====<br />
Sheikh Kamal is also accused of abducting Nimmi Dalim and her husband [[Shariful Haque Dalim]] (who later assassinated Sheikh Kamal and his family) from the [[Dhaka Ladies Club]] and taking them to the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] headquarters. [[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] and his two sons were also accused of being involved in this abduction. This was one of the reasons that [[Shariful Haque Dalim]] held a grudge against the [[Sheikh–Wazed family|Sheikh family]]. However, it is also alleged that Sheikh Kamal was uninvolved in this incident and [[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] along with his sons acted alone in the abduction. It is claimed that [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] personally ordered for [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]] and his wife to be released and mediated a compromise between the concerned parties.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== Namesakes ===<br />
* Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh was named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=NZ's Under-19 Cricket World Cup ends after Afghanistan put them in a spin|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/76725566/nzs-under19-cricket-world-cup-ends-after-afghanistan-put-them-in-a-spin|website=stuff.co.nz|publisher=Fairfax New Zealand Limited|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
* Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge on the [[Andharmanik River]] in also named after him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hossain|first1=Sohrab|title=Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/two-bridges-patuakhali-kuakata-road-await-opening-208354|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
*[[Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari]] is also named after him on 12 November 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsonly.net/2017/11/15/%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae/|script-title=bn:নীলফামারী জেলা স্টেডিয়াম এখন শেখ কামাল স্টেডিয়াম|last=sportsonly.net|date=2017-11-15|website=SportsOnly|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Sheikh Mujibur Rahman}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamal, Sheikh}}<br />
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]<br />
[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
[[Category:1975 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]<br />
[[Category:Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />
[[Category:Dhaka College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award]]<br />
[[Category:Children of national leaders]]</div>103.220.205.40https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheikh_Kamal&diff=369157Sheikh Kamal2022-10-11T06:50:10Z<p>103.220.205.40: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.</p>
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<div>{{infobox person<br />
|name = Sheikh Kamal<br />
|native_name = {{lang|bn|শেখ কামাল}}<br />
|image = Sheikh-Kamal-222-1167x660.jpg<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1949|8|5|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1975|8|15|1949|8|5|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]<br />
|father = [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />
|mother = [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]]<br />
|alma_mater = [[Dhaka College]]<br />
|relatives = {{ubl<br />
| [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Jamal]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Rehana]]<br />
| [[Sheikh Russel]]<br />
}}<br />
|family = See [[Sheikh–Wazed family]]<br />
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Sultana Khuki]]|1975}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Sheikh Kamal''' (5 August 1949 &ndash; 15 August 1975) was the eldest son of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], former President of [[Bangladesh]]<ref name="dtsh">{{cite web|last1=Hoque|first1=Shishir|title=Before going to Germany on July 31, 1975, I asked Sheikh Kamal - what do you need? In reply, he requested that I bring Adidas boots for his players at Abahani|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2015/aug/15/going-germany-july-31-1975-i-asked-sheikh-kamal-what-do-you-need-reply-he-requeste|website=dhakatribune.com|publisher=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref> and the younger brother of [[Sheikh Hasina]], the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.<br />
<br />
==Early life and education==<br />
Kamal completed his matriculation from Shaheen School, Dhaka in 1967 and Higher Secondary Certificate Examination from [[Dhaka College]] in 1969. He was the General Secretary of the Chatro League in Dhaka College. He practiced [[sitar]] at Chhayanaut, a school of music. At the same time, he was involved in diverse cultural activities and a keen sportsman. Kamal was an organizer of the [[Mukti Bahini]] guerrilla struggle in 1971. Kamal received wartime commission in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.<br />
<br />
Kamal worked as the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) of [[General Osmani]] the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini, during the [[Liberation War of Bangladesh]]. After independence, he left the military at the rank of Captain to return to Dhaka University from where he graduated with Honours in sociology. Days before his tragic demise on 15 August 1975 Kamal completed his master's degree in sociology from Dhaka University {{citation needed|date=December 2022}}. He liked an athlete, [[Sultana Khuki]], who was the first female blue of Dhaka University. On 14 July 1975, the couple got married with the consent of the two family. <ref name="dtsh" /> He was perceived to be the successor to Sheikh Mujib.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bangladesh Country Study Guide Strategic Information and Developments.|date=2012|publisher=Intl Business Pubns USA|isbn=978-1438773896|pages=121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bm-bBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Sheikh+Kamal%22&pg=PA121|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
Kamal, an avid sportsman, founded the [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] in 1972,<ref name="dtsh" /> a popular sporting club of Bangladesh. He enjoyed football, volleyball, and other sports. Abahani went on to win many local championships and is now considered one of the most well known football clubs in South Asia.<ref name="dtsh" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/08/04/abahani-to-recall-sheikh-kamal-on-71st-birth-anniversary|title=Abahani to recall Sheikh Kamal on 71st birth anniversary |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
{{main|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman}}<br />
Kamal was killed with the rest of his family on 15 August 1975.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mahbub|first1=Sumon|title=Bangladesh plunges into mourning Bangabandhu on his 40th death anniversary|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/15/bangladesh-plunges-into-mourning-bangabandhu-on-his-40th-death-anniversary|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Legacy==<br />
<br />
=== Controversy ===<br />
<br />
==== 1973 shootout ====<br />
Near the end of 1973 Sheikh Kamal was involved in a shootout in which he was inflicted with bullet injuries. Multiple claims have been made as to how the shootout occurred.<br />
However, a retired major general of the [[Bangladesh Army]] claimed that it was a case of friendly fire. Near the end of 1973, Bangladeshi security forces received intelligence that the left-wing revolutionary activist [[Siraj Sikder]] and his insurgents were going to launch coordinated attacks around [[Dhaka]]. Police and other security officers were on full alert and patrolling the streets of Dhaka in plainclothes. Sheikh Kamal and his friends were armed and also patrolling the city in a microbus looking for [[Siraj Sikder]]. When the microbus was in [[Dhanmondi]] the police mistook Sheikh Kamal and his friends to be insurgents and opened fire on them, thus injuring Sheikh Kamal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Askari|first=Rashid|date=5 August 2016|title=The story of an unsung hero|work=The Daily Observer|url=https://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=27137&fb_comment_id=702925183114256_1167127280027375|url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> However, it is also claimed that Sheikh Kamal and his friends were in [[Dhanmondi Thana|Dhanmondi]] to test drive a new car that his friend [[Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku]] had bought recently. Since [[Dhaka]] was under heavy police patrolling, police special forces under the command of the then city [[Superintendent (police)|SP]] Mahamuddin [[Bir Bikrom]] opened fire on the car thinking that the passengers were miscreants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-09-09|title=Sheikh Kamal the person I knew {{!}} banglanews24.com|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/44755/Sheikh-Kamal-the-person-I-knew|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-23|website=banglanews24|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==== Abduction of Major Dalim ====<br />
Sheikh Kamal is also accused of abducting Nimmi Dalim and her husband [[Shariful Haque Dalim]] (who later assassinated Sheikh Kamal and his family) from the [[Dhaka Ladies Club]] and taking them to the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] headquarters. [[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] and his two sons were also accused of being involved in this abduction. This was one of the reasons that [[Shariful Haque Dalim]] held a grudge against the [[Sheikh–Wazed family|Sheikh family]]. However, it is also alleged that Sheikh Kamal was uninvolved in this incident and [[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] along with his sons acted alone in the abduction. It is claimed that [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] personally ordered for [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]] and his wife to be released and mediated a compromise between the concerned parties.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
=== Namesakes ===<br />
* Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh was named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=NZ's Under-19 Cricket World Cup ends after Afghanistan put them in a spin|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/76725566/nzs-under19-cricket-world-cup-ends-after-afghanistan-put-them-in-a-spin|website=stuff.co.nz|publisher=Fairfax New Zealand Limited|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
* Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge on the [[Andharmanik River]] in also named after him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hossain|first1=Sohrab|title=Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/two-bridges-patuakhali-kuakata-road-await-opening-208354|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><br />
*[[Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari]] is also named after him on 12 November 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsonly.net/2017/11/15/%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae/|script-title=bn:নীলফামারী জেলা স্টেডিয়াম এখন শেখ কামাল স্টেডিয়াম|last=sportsonly.net|date=2017-11-15|website=SportsOnly|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Sheikh Mujibur Rahman}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamal, Sheikh}}<br />
[[Category:Awami League politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]<br />
[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
[[Category:1975 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]<br />
[[Category:Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />
[[Category:Dhaka College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award]]<br />
[[Category:Children of national leaders]]</div>103.220.205.40