Moazzem Hossain

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Moazzem Hossain
Born(1933-09-18)18 September 1933
Pirojpur, Bengal, British India
Died26 March 1971(1971-03-26) (aged 37)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (before 1969)
Service/branchNaval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy
Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Navy
Years of service1950 - 1971
Rank 07.BNF-LTCDR.svg Lieutenant Commander
Awards Independence Day Award Ribbon (Bangladesh).svg Independence Day Award
Spouse(s)Kohinoor Hossain

Moazzem Hossain was a Pakistan Navy Lieutenant Commander and an accused of the Agartala Conspiracy Case. He was killed by the Pakistan Army during Bangladesh Liberation war. [1] [2]

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Early life

He was born on 17 September 1932 in Dumuritala, Pirojpur, East Bengal. His father was Mofazzel Ali and his mother was Latifunnesa Begum. He graduated from Kachua High School. He later joined Bagerhat College and Brajamohan College, Barisal. [3]

Career

In 1950, he joined the Pakistan Navy and received his commission. He completed his mechanical engineering and marine engineering degrees from the British Institute of Mechanical Engineering and the British Institute of Marine Engineering in 1958–1960. In 1966, he was made chief engineer of Chittagong Naval Base. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander one year later. He was deputed to East Pakistan Inland Water Transport Authority in Barisal. On 9 December 1967, he was arrested by Military Intelligence Branch. He was charged under the Agartala Conspiracy Case. He was accused of supporting separatism in East Pakistan. The Agartala Conspiracy Case was withdrawn on 22 February 1969. He returned to service upon release and retired on 18 March 1970. [1]

He joined politics after retirement. He declared his intention on 24 March 1970 to establish an independent country based on the Lahore Resolution. To that end, on 28 March 1970, he established the Lahore Prostab Bastabayan Committee. He tried to convince Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to start an armed rebellion. He asked those in his party to take military training. He traveled to different parts of East Pakistan to mobilize public opinion. [1]

Death and legacy

He was killed in his home in Dhaka on 26 March 1971 by the Pakistan Army. Bangladesh Navy base BNS Shaheed Moazzem in Rangamati was named after him on 16 January 1976. On 14 December 1993, a commemorative postal stamp was issued in his name. Shaheed Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain Sarak, a road in Dhaka was named after him by the Dhaka City Corporation. [1] In 2012, he was given the Independence Award posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Hossain, Lt Commander Moazzem". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "My husband Moazzem Hossain". The Daily Star. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Hossain, ATM Zayed. "Hossain, Lt Commander Moazzem". Banglapedia. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "PM presents Independence Award 2012". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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