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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Magfar Ahmed Chowdhury (Azad)''' ({{lang-bn| মাগফার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (আজাদ)}}) was a freedom fighter during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Liberation war of Bangladesh]]. He was caught by [[Pakistan Army]] on August 29, 1971 and martyred.<ref>A reminiscence by [[Jahanara Imam]] published in "১৯৭১, ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা", by Rashid Haider, published by জাতীয় সাহিত্য প্রকাশনী, 2nd edition, 1989 p. 161.</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
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Azad studied in a university in [[West Pakistan]] for a period of time. He returned to [[East Pakistan]] and completed Masters from the Department of [[International relations|International Relations]] in [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Diya |first=Sabhanaz Rashid |date=September 2006 |title=Maa |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/rising/2006/09/02/scr01.htm |work=Rising Stars |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Participation in Liberation war==<br />
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Azad was a member of the famous urban guerrilla group ''[[Crack Platoon]]'' and participated in several operations with other guerrilla fighters in Crack Platoon. Siddhirchor Power Plant Attack was one of the important attack by Azad.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Story of a Real Avenger |url=https://benzir.me/blog/liberation-war/crack-platoon/a-story-of-a-real-avenger/|publisher=Benzir Ahammed Shawon's Blog}}</ref> In an operation, this guerrilla group executed explosions on [[InterContinental Dhaka]]. After this incident, Azad was captured by Pakistan Army.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rashid |first=Harun Ur |date=17 December 2004 |title=Gallant Urban Guerrillas of 1971 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/12/03/cover.htm |work=Star Weekend Magazine |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Apprehension and death==<br />
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Pakistan Army raided Azad's house in ''Dilu Road'' on August 29, 1971 at midnight. He was arrested and taken to ''[[Martial law]] Court'' which was, in reality, the [[MP Hostel]] at Airport Road. Azad was brutally tortured and killed there.<ref>A reminiscence by [[Abul Barak Alvi]] published in "১৯৭১, ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা", by Rashid Haider, published by জাতীয় সাহিত্য প্রকাশনী, 2nd edition, 1989 p. 164.</ref><br />
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==Retrospect==<br />
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Novelist [[Anisul Hoque]] has written a novel titled ''[[Maa (Novel)|Maa]]'' in which Azad is the leading character.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]<br />
[[Category:1946 births]]<br />
[[Category:1971 deaths]]</div>Bot