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Mirza Aftabul Qader

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'''Mirza Aftabul Qader''' was a Bangladesh Army officer who was killed in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was posthumously awarded [[Bir Uttam]] by the government of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Hafez |title=41st martyrdom anniv of Capt Aftabul Qader |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=127961&date=2012-04-27 |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Death anniversary |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/death-anniversary-21 |work=The Daily Star |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Qader was born in [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]], [[East Bengal]], [[Pakistan]] on 25 December 1948. He completed his SSC [[Ananda Mohan College]] in Mymensingh and HSC from [[Anandamohan College]]. He entered Dhaka University English Department.<ref name="bpdz">{{cite Banglapedia|author=Zahir, Qazi Sajjad Ali|article=Qader, Captain Mirza Aftab}}</ref>

==Career==
While Qader was still a freshman in [[Dhaka University]] he joined the 39 Long Course of [[Pakistan Military Academy]] on 16 November 1966. On 25 November 1968, he received his commission in the [[Pakistan Army]] and was stationed in the 40 Field Artillery Regiment. He arrived in Dhaka in February 1971 for holiday. He witnessed the start of Operation Searchlight and the violence used by the Pakistan Army on 25 March 1971. He left home on 27 March 1971 to join the Bangladesh Liberation war. He initially joined up with Bengali members of East Pakistan Rifles (present Border Guards Bangladesh), who were located near Shuvapur bridge in [[Chittagong]]. He fought several battles there and in [[Rangamati district]].<ref name="bpdz" />

==Death==
Qader's unit was attacked by a combine force of Pakistan Army commandoes and Mizo Lion Brigade of the [[March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising|Mizo insurgency]] on 27 April 1971. He fought the ambush using his LMG; he was killed in action. His body was buried in [[Ramgarh Upazila]] near the battlefield. He was awarded Bir Uttom, second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh.<ref name="bpdz" /> Shaheed Captain Aftabul Qader, Bir Uttam Memorial Trust Fund was set up in 2012 in his memory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ambassador of Bangladesh to USA Akramul Qader donated Tk 5.25 lakh to set up 'Shaheed Captain Aftabul Qader, Bir Uttam Memorial Trust Fund' |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=218040 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

== Footnotes ==

* {{Prothom Alo - This debt of yours will not be repaid|url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/170228|date=14 July 2011|title=|ticket=}}

==References==
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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:1971 deaths]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Army officers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Bir Uttom]]
[[Category:People from Lakshmipur District]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]

Mirza Aftabul Qader

2022-12-09T12:35:25Z

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