Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed was the superintendent of police of Comilla District who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] He was killed for refusing to give the Pakistan Army based in Comilla Cantonment the police armory. [2] He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award, in 2014. [1] [3] [4]
AKM Samsul Haque Khan, Deputy Commissioner, ordered the Superintendent of Police in Comilla District, Ahmed, to stop cooperating with the Pakistan Army. [5] On 24 March 1971, hours before the start of Operation Searchlight on 25 March, AKM Samsul Haque Khan was detained along with Ahmed. [6] He was never seen again. [6] According to Anthony Mascarenhas both of them were executed by Pakistan Army. [6]
References
- ^ a b "PM distributes Independence Day Award". Dhaka Tribune. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "PM hands out Independence Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Prime minister distributes Independence Award". Prothomalo. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Bss, Dhaka (2014-03-26). "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধে প্রথম শহীদ জেলা প্রশাসক". prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "মুক্তিযুদ্ধে প্রথম শহীদ জেলা প্রশাসক". prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed was the superintendent of police of Comilla District who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] He was killed for refusing to give the Pakistan Army based in Comilla Cantonment the police armory. [2] He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award, in 2014. [1] [3] [4]
AKM Samsul Haque Khan, Deputy Commissioner, ordered the Superintendent of Police in Comilla District, Ahmed, to stop cooperating with the Pakistan Army. [5] On 24 March 1971, hours before the start of Operation Searchlight on 25 March, AKM Samsul Haque Khan was detained along with Ahmed. [6] He was never seen again. [6] According to Anthony Mascarenhas both of them were executed by Pakistan Army. [6]
References
- ^ a b "PM distributes Independence Day Award". Dhaka Tribune. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "PM hands out Independence Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Prime minister distributes Independence Award". Prothomalo. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Bss, Dhaka (2014-03-26). "10 get Swadhinata Puroskar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধে প্রথম শহীদ জেলা প্রশাসক". prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "মুক্তিযুদ্ধে প্রথম শহীদ জেলা প্রশাসক". prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 14 July 2020.