A. B. M. Abdur Rahim (1936 – disappeared 1971) was a
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
intellectual who organised resistance during the
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
and who disappeared after being arrested by armed forces.
Early life and career
Abdur Rahim was born on January 2, 1936, in the village of Ghatiyara in the
Basudeb Union of
Brahmanbaria District
Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, translit=Brahmôṇbaṛiya) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Ga ...
in the then British India, now under the
Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
of Bangladesh.
Rahim was the then Labour Legal Consultant and served as the General Secretary of the
Pakistan Labour Federation
The Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) is the union of national trade union center in Pakistan. It was founded in 2008.Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
that included sending them secretly to India for training.
Disappearance
Abdur Rahim was abducted by Pakistani troops on 5 May 1971 from his workplace (Ujala Match Factory) while preparing to travel to India for a training. He has been missing since then.
Awards and honours
In January 1996, the Bangladesh Postal Department released a postage stamp in honor of Rahim.
On February 25 and March 2021, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and the Government of Bangladesh published the names of 209 intellectuals.
See also
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List of kidnappings
The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each individual case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings.
Before 1900
1900–1949
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List of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
References
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1936 births
1970s missing person cases
Bangladeshi scholars
Kidnapped Bangladeshi people
Kidnappings in Pakistan
Missing people
Missing person cases in Pakistan
Martyred intellectuals of the Bangladesh Liberation War