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Martyr Lt. Anwar Hossain | |
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Native name | মোহাম্মদ আনোয়ার হোসেন |
Born | Chandpur, East Bengal, Pakistan | 5 May 1948
Died | 29 March 1971 23) Jessore Cantonment, Khulna, Bangladesh | (aged
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Years of service | 1970-1971 |
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Unit | 1st East Bengal Regiment |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War † |
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Alma mater | Faujdarhat Cadet College Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (no degree) Pakistan Military Academy |
Martyr Lt. Anwar Hossain (May 5, 1948 - March 29, 1971) was a Bangladesh Army officer who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[ citation needed ]He was killed in the war and posthumously awarded Bir Uttom , the second highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.[ citation needed ]
Anwar Hossain was born in Sonapur, Shahrasti, Chandpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now in Chittagong, Bangladesh), on 5 May 1948.[ citation needed ] His father's name was MD Abdul Hoque and mother was Nur Jahan Begum. In 1965, he finished his SSC and in 1967, HSC from Faujdarhat Cadet College.[ citation needed ] He joined the Pakistan Army after studying for one year in East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology.[ citation needed ]
Hossain joined the Pakistan Military Academy and was commission as a second lieutenant on 29 March 1970.[ citation needed ] He was posted to the 1st East Bengal Regiment under the 107 Infantry Brigade in Jessore Cantonment. [1]
On 25 March 1971, The Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight and the Bangladesh Liberation War started.[ citation needed ] On 29 March 1971, 107 infantry brigade commander, Brigadier General Abdur Rahim Durrani, ordered the 1st East Bengal Regiment to be disarmed.[ citation needed ] The regiment was surrounded by 25 Baloch Regiment and 3 Frontier Force. The Bengal regiment led by Lieutenant Hafizuddin Ahmed and Hossain resisted. They fought against the West Pakistani troops and escaped Jessore Cantonment. Hossain was killed in the fighting. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom. The Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College in Dhaka Cantonment was named after him. [2] [3]
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