Kazi Azizul Islam

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Kazi Azizul Islam was an Bengali-Pakistani civil servant who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war.^[1]

Biography

Islam was the additional deputy commissioner of Barisal District in 1971. After the start of Bangladesh Liberation war, he declared his allegiance to the separatist Bengali administration on 27 March 1971. On 5 May 1971, he came to Barisal to evacuate his family but was captured by Pakistan Army. He was tortured and executed.^[2]

In 2014, Islam was awarded Independence Day Award for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation war. In 2014, a monument was built in Barisal, near his grave, to commemorate him.^[2]

References

↑ "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ghosh, Sushanta (16 December 2014). "Memories of martyred Azizul preserved finally". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[1] "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[tds-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Ghosh, Sushanta (16 December 2014). "Memories of martyred Azizul preserved finally". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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