Martyr Lt. Anwar Hossain (May 5, 1948 - March 29, 1971) was a
Bangladesh Army officer who fought in 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 ...
. He was killed in the war and posthumously awarded
Bir Uttom, the second highest gallantry award in
Bangladesh.
Early life
Anwar Hossain was born in Sonapur,
Shahrasti,
Chandpur,
East Bengal,
British India, on 5 May 1948. His father's name was MD Abdul hoque and mother was NurJahan begum. In 1965 he finished his SSC and in 1967 HSC from
Faujdarhat Cadet College. He joined the
Pakistan Army
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after studying for one year in
East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...
.
Career
Hossain joined the
Pakistan Military Academy and was commission as a second lieutenant on 29 March 1970. He was posted to the 1st East Bengal Regiment under the 107 infantry brigade in
Jessore Cantonment.
Death and legacy
On 25 March 1971, Pakistan Army launched
Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation war started. On 29 March 1971, 107 infantry brigade commander, Brigadier General
Abdur Rahim Durrani
Sardar Abdul Rahim Durrani (1922–2007) was a brigadier of Pakistan Army who served as Governor of Baluchistan province of Pakistan from 1994 to 1995.
Mr. Durrani was born in 1922 in Quetta. He joined Pakistan army in 1944. During his 35 years ...
, ordered the 1st East Bengal Regiment to be disarmed. 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.
References
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1948 births
1971 deaths
People killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni
People from Chandpur District
Bangladesh Army officers
Recipients of the Bir Uttom
Mukti Bahini personnel
Comilla Zilla School alumni