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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''S. M. Imdadul Hoque''' was a [[Bangladesh Army]] officer who fought and died in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was posthumously awarded [[Bir Uttom]], the second highest military honor in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ডেস্ক |first=প্রথম আলো |title=এস এম ইমদাদুল হক, বীর উত্তম |url=https://1971.prothomalo.com/freedom-fighters-info/gallantry-awardees/এস-এম-ইমদাদুল-হক-বীর-উত্তম |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ {{!}} প্রথম আলো}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Hoque was born in Parnakanda, [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[East Bengal]], [[Pakistan]], on 17 January 1949. He finished his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 1963 and in 1964 he enlisted in the [[Pakistan Air Force]].<ref name="bgd">{{cite web|last1=Zahir|first1=Qazi Sajjad Ali|title=Hoque, SM Imdadul|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Hoque,_SM_Imdadul|website=Banglapedia|access-date=20 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Hoque fought in the [[1965 India-Pakistan War]] while stationed in the [[PAF Base Kohat]].<ref name="bgd" /> On 8 September 1966, he was promoted to corporal. while still in service he finished his Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in 1968. On 14 May 1970, he joined the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] as an army officer cadet.<ref name="bgd" /> The Bangladesh Liberation war started on 25 March 1971, he secretly left the academy soon after to join the war. He was appointed in the 8 East Bengal Regiment as the commander of C company. He led an attack in Sagarnal tea garden, [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]], on the [[Pakistan Army]] on 15 October 1971.<ref name="bgd" /> The Pakistan Army machine gun post was destroyed and the army was forced to retreat.<ref name="bgd" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Hoque led an attack on the Dhamai tea garden Pakistan Army camp on 6 November 1971.<ref name="bgd" /> The [[Mukti Bahini]] under his command could not advance due to the machine gun fire from [[Pakistan Army]]. He crawled towards the machine gun post bunker with a grenade.<ref name="bgd" /> He threw the grenade from a close range into the bunker. He died from a bullet wound while fighting.<ref name="bgd" /> He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom and commissioned into Bangladesh Army.<ref name="bgd" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-28 |title=তোমাদের এ ঋণ শোধ হবে না - প্রথম আলো |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-08-21/news/179879 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428163704/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-08-21/news/179879 |archive-date=2020-04-28 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><br />
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