A. T. M. Hamidul Hossain Tariq

Last updated
A. T. M. Hamidul Hossain Tariq
Born (1951-04-09) 9 April 1951 (age 74)
Bogra, East Bengal, Pakistan
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg Bangladesh Army
Years of service1975 - 1989
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-3.svg Major
Unit East Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles / wars Bangladesh Liberation War
Awards Bir Bikrom Ribbon.svg Bir Bikrom

A. T. M. Hamidul Hossain Tariq is a retired Major of the Bangladesh Army and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life

Tariq was born in 1951 in Bogra and studied at Bogra Zilla School. [3] [4] His father, Abdul Hamid, was a deputy superintendent of police. [5]

Career

Tariq joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 when he was 19 years old and a university student. [3] He was motivated to join the war following the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [5] He was trained in India. [6] He fought in sector-7 in the Mukti Bahini. [3] He commanded a Mukti Bahini camp during the war. [7] His unit liberate Fulbari Upazila from the Pakistan Army on 1 December 1971. [1] [8] After India joined the war, his unit joined the 6th Guard Regiment of the Indian Army led by Lieutenant Colonel V. K. Datta. [9] For his role in the war, he was awarded Bir Bikrom, third highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, and he was the youngest recipient of the award. [3] He was bullet hit eight times during the war. [10] After the Pakistan Army surrendered on 16 December 1971, Tariq entered Bogra on a tank on 18 December. [8]

Tariq joined Bangladesh Army in 1974. [6] He was a second lieutenant stationed in Comilla Cantonment during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [11] Tariq retired from Bangladesh Army as major in 1989. [3] He joined Padma Oil Company, a state owned company, after retirement. [3]

Tariq has written extensively on the liberation war; writing 35 books on the war. [3] He was awarded the National Kabi Shamsur Rahman Memorial Award for his literary works. [5] He is a director of the Dhaka Mercantile Co-Operative Bank Limited. [3] [12] He signed a statement in 2020 calling for the punishment of those who vandalized a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with other veterans of Bangladesh Liberation War. [13] He was the president of Chittagong University Alumni Association '82. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 Tangail, আজকের টাঙ্গাইল :: Ajker. "পলাশবাড়ী হানাদার মুক্ত দিবসে রণাঙ্গণে সম্মুখে যুদ্ধের স্মৃতিচারণ". Ajker Tangail. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাস্কর্য অবমাননায় খেতাবপ্রাপ্ত মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের প্রতিবাদ". www.dainikamadershomoy.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "DMCB | The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd". dmcbl.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Talks on wartime diplomatic history on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "উনিশে 'বীর বিক্রম' খেতাবপ্রাপ্ত হামিদুল তারেকের গল্প". bbarta24.net. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. 1 2 ডেস্ক, প্রথম আলো. "এ টি এম হামিদুল হোসেন, বীর বিক্রম". চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ | প্রথম আলো. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Tariq's wartime diplomatic history". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. 1 2 "বগুড়া শত্রুমুক্ত হলো যেভাবে". SAMAKAL. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Bangladesh". www.hcidhaka.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  10. ↑ "'বঙ্গবন্ধুর স্বপ্নের রূপকার শেখ হাসিনা' গ্রন্থ পথ দেখাবে নতুন প্রজন্মকে". Dhakatimes News. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  11. ↑ "'বঙ্গবন্ধুকে হত্যা করা হয়েছে, কিন্তু তাঁর আদর্শকে কি মেরে ফেলতে পেরেছে? কোনদিন সম্ভবও নয়।'". bbarta24.net. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  12. ↑ "DMCB inaugurates 139th branch in Madhabpur, Habiganj". The Business Standard. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  13. ↑ "স্বাধীনতাবিরোধীদের দাঁতভাঙা জবাব দেবেন মুক্তিযোদ্ধারা". www.shomoyeralo.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  14. ↑ "১৪ বছর আগের সাথে এখন বাংলাদেশের দিন-রাত পার্থক্য". দৈনিক আজাদী. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.