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{{Infobox military person<br />
| name = Nawazesh Uddin<br />
| birth_date = 24 July 1945<br />
| death_date = 23 September 1981<br />
| birth_place = Muradpur village of Comilla district<br />
| death_place = Comilla Prison<br />
| allegiance = [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| rank = [[Colonel]]<br />
| known_for = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]<br />
[[7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état]] <br />
[[Assassination of Ziaur Rahman]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nawazesh Uddin''' (24 July 1945 - 23 September 1981) was a Bangladeshi army officer who was executed for his alleged involvement in the [[assassination of Ziaur Rahman]].<ref name=":0">{{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=2022-12-23 |website=www.observerbd.com}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 1959, Nawazesh joined the [[Pakistan Army]] and was commissioned in the 22nd Baluch Regiment in Sialkot, Punjab.<ref name=":0" /> He was a captain and was stationed in [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]] when the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] began. On 24 April 1971, the prime minister of the government in exile, [[Tajuddin Ahmad|Tajuddin Ahmed]], stated that Nawazesh and his troops revolted against Pakistan.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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During the liberation war, Nawazesh was a sub-sector commander in sector 6, in Sahebganj.<br />
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On 3 November 1975, General [[Khaled Mosharraf]], Lt. Colonel [[Abu Taher Mohammad Haider|A.T.M. Haider]] and Colonel [[Khondkar Nazmul Huda|Nazmul Huda]] ousted the [[Mostaq ministry|Mostaq Ahmed regime]] and placed Ziaur Rahman under house arrest. Before Zia was arrested, he called his friend Lt. Colonel (retired) [[Abu Taher]] and urged him to do something.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Lawrence |last=Lifschultz |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/883842630 |title=Bangladesh : the unfinished revolution |date=1979 |publisher=Zed Press |isbn=0-905762-07-X |oclc=883842630}}</ref> In response, Taher and his clandestine group within the army, the Biplobi Shainik Sangstha launched the [[7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|7 November coup]] to free Zia from imprisonment.<br />
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At the time, Nawazesh was the commanding officer of the 10 Bengal Regiment. He received a phone call from Zia, who instructed Nawazesh to ensure the safety of Khaled Mosharraf and his companions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Ansiur |date=7 November 2019 |title=Khaled Mosharraf Killing: An Eyewitness Account |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/437004/Khaled-Mosharraf-Killing:-An-Eyewitness-Account |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=Daily Sun}}</ref> Nawazesh climbed on top of a jeep and ordered his troops not to harm Khaled Mosharraf. However, his troops were defiant and threatened to kill him if he tried to stop them.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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Fearing for his life, Nawazesh did nothing to stop Captain Jamil and Captain Asad, who ordered their troops to kill Khaled Mosharraf, A.T.M. Haider and Nazmul Huda.<ref name=":1" /> After these officers were killed, Nawazesh informed Zia of the incident, "I am sorry sir, situation got out of hand".<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Ziaur Rahman, General;, (1935–30 May 1981), President of Bangladesh, since 1977 |date=2007-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u170729 |work=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=2022-12-23}}</ref> <br />
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Zia asked Nawazesh to preserve the bodies of Khaled Mosharraf, A.T.M. Haider and Nazmul Huda.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> <br />
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== Death ==<br />
Following the [[assassination of Ziaur Rahman]] on 30 May 1981, a number of army officers were arrested for their alleged involvement, including Nawazesh. While he was detained, Nawazesh was tortured.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Clandestine killings in the Bangladesh Army - 2742.php-27-01 |url=https://www.observerbd.com/2014/01/27/2742.php |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.observerbd.com}}</ref> He was court martialled and executed on 23 September 1981 in Comilla Prison. In his last letter to his wife, he wrote:<ref name=":3" /><blockquote><br />
Dear Momy (Momtaz Nawazesh)<br />
Take hundreds of millions of affection, love and caresses from me. Ask everybody to pray for me so that Allah sends me to Heaven.<br />
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I am requesting you all to bury my body on the eastern side of my father's shrine.<br />
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My last entreaty to Allah is to keep you all happy. Give my unlimited affection and blessings to Rony, Rosy, Happy and Babu. I will always pray for you. Blessings and greeting to you all.<br />
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Yours, Nawazesh </blockquote>He was buried in his birthplace, Muradpur, [[Comilla]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1945 births]]<br />
[[Category:1981 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Comilla District]]<br />
[[Category:Bangladesh Army colonels]]<br />
[[Category:Executed Bangladeshi people]]<br />
[[Category:People convicted of murder by Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century executions by Bangladesh]]<br />
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