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{{Infobox military person<br />
| name = Mohsin Uddin Ahmed<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = 24 December 1939<br />
| death_date = 28 September 1981<br />
| birth_place = [[Sreenagar Upazila]], [[Bikrampur District]], [[East Bengal]], British India<br />
| death_place = Rajshai Jail, [[Rajshahi District]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| placeofburial = Banani gravyard<br />
| nickname = <br />
| allegiance = {{BAN}}<br />
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg}} [[Bangladesh Army]]<br />
| serviceyears = 1971–1981<br />
| rank = Brigadier General<br />
| unit = [[East Bengal Regiment]]<br />
| commands = 69th Infantry Brigade<br />
| battles = Battle of Tengratila<br />
| awards = Bir Bikrom<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mohsin Uddin Ahmed''' ({{Lang-bn|মহসীন উদ্দীন আহমেদ}}) was a Brigadier General of the [[Bangladesh Army]] and recipient of [[Bir Bikrom]], the third highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, for his actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the senior most official of Bangladesh Army executed for the assassination of Ziaur Rahman.<ref name="thedailystar">{{Cite web |date=2009-09-23 |title=Death anniversary of 13 executed army officers observed |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-106746 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Ahmed was born on 24 December 1939 in [[Sreenagar Upazila]], [[Bikrampur District]], [[East Bengal]], [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]].<ref name="observerbd">{{Cite web |title=Clandestine killings in the Bangladesh Army - 2172.php-22-01 |url=https://www.observerbd.com/2014/01/22/2172.php |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.observerbd.com}}</ref> His father was Mohiuddin Ahmed and mother was Begum Nurunnahar.<ref name="prothomalo">{{Cite web |last=ডেস্ক |first=প্রথম আলো |title=মহসীন উদ্দীন আহমেদ, বীর বিক্রম |url=https://1971.prothomalo.com/freedom-fighters-info/gallantry-awardees/মহসীন-উদ্দীন-আহমেদ-বীর-বিক্রম |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ {{!}} প্রথম আলো}}</ref> He was married to Hosne Ara.<ref name="prothomalo"/> While doing his masters in Geography, he joined the Pakistan Army in 1963.<ref name="observerbd"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ahmed received his commission in the 3rd [[East Bengal Regiment]] of Pakistan Army in 1964.<ref name="observerbd"/><br />
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On 26 March 1971, Ahmed the Adjutant of the East Bengal Center in Chittagong District when [[Operation Searchlight]] was launched by Pakistan Army.<ref name="observerbd"/> He deserted the army and fought for Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref name="observerbd"/> He served in the 3rd East Bengal of the Z forces commanded by Major [[Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name="observerbd"/> He commanded a company during the war based in India.<ref name="prothomalo"/> He fought a number of skirmishes during the war most notably at Tengratila in [[Sunamganj District]].<ref name="prothomalo"/> He received Bir Bikrom for his role in the war.<ref name="observerbd"/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Ahmed was serving as the commander of the 69th Infantry Brigade in Chittagong when [[assassination of Ziaur Rahman]], [[president of Bangladesh]], took place in [[Chittagong]] on 30 May 1981.<ref name="observerbd"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=যেভাবে খুন হন জিয়া, নতুন তথ্য |url=https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=316387 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=মানবজমিন}}</ref> He was arrested on 2 June, tried in a court martial by Major General Abdur Rahman, and executed on 28 September 1981 in Rajshahi Jail.<ref name="thedailystar"/><ref name="observerbd"/> The prosecutors at the trial were Colonel [[A.M.S.A. Amin]], Lieutenant Colonel Abu Nayeem Amin Ahmed, and Brigadier General Nazirul Aziz Chishti.<ref name="londoni">{{Cite web |title=Assassination of Ziaur Rahman (1981) - General Manzoor dies controversially, 13 'conspirators', mainly Muktijuddhas, hanged - History of Bangladesh |url=http://www.londoni.co/index.php/27-history-of-bangladesh/1981-assassination-of-ziaur-rahman/304-assassination-of-ziaur-rahman-1981-general-manzoor-dies-controversially-13-conspirators-mainly-muktijuddhas-hanged-history-of-bangladesh |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.londoni.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-21 |title=Tales of the gallows, story of a princess |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-80572 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> His defence team was composed of Brigadier General M. Anwar Hossain, Colonel Mohammad Ainuddin, and Lieutenant Colonel [[Syed Muhammad Ibrahim]].<ref name="londoni"/> The trial last 17 days after which 12 officers were hanged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Weekend Magazine| url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/06/01/bookr.htm |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> He was buried in [[Banani graveyard]].<ref name="observerbd"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1939 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Bangladesh Army generals]]<br />
[[Category:Burials at Banani Graveyard]]<br />
[[Category:People convicted of murder by Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Bir Bikrom]]<br />
[[Category:People executed by Bangladesh by hanging]]<br />
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]</div>Bot