K.M. Shehabuddin: Difference between revisions

'''K.M. Shehabuddin''' was the first Bangladeshi diplomat, and is known for defecting from the Pakistani Foreign Service before the formation of the Mujibnagar government.<ref>{{cite web|title=K M Shehabuddin - in whom patriotism was all|url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/04/18/84071.php|work=The Daily Observer|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hasina condoles Shehabuddin's death|url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/04/16/89008/print|work=The Financial Express|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=President mourns death of Shehabuddin|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=485764&date=2015-04-16|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|access-date=26 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Shehabuddin was born on 11 April 1937 in Chandnaish, [[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Raj]].<ref name="bdkm">{{cite web|title=Former Bangladesh diplomat KM Shehabuddin who left Pakistan's side in 1971 dies|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/04/15/former-bangladesh-diplomat-km-shehabuddin-who-left-pakistans-side-in-1971-dies|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>

Shehabuddin died on 15 April 2015.<ref name="bdkm" /> In 2016, he was awarded the Independence Award (Shadhinota Padak), the highest civilian honor of Bangladesh, posthumously.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ambassador K M Shehabuddin: An intrepid patriot|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/ambassador-k-m-shehabuddin-intrepid-patriot-1207678|work=The Daily Star|date=12 April 2016|language=en|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>

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