Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmad,

Bir Bikrom Bir Bikrom ( bn, বীর বিক্রম, lit=Valiant hero, translit=) is the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Like the other gallantry awards, this was introduced immediately after the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Bir Bikrom was ...

, is a Bangladeshi former minister & member of Parliament. He is a valiant freedom fighter and former Army officer. He is president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh.

Biography

Ahmad was the first Bengali Military officer to revolt against the Pakistani army on 25 March 1971 before the start of 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 the first officer to be awarded the

for his bravery during that war. He fought under

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

in Sector No. 1. Ahmad is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

(BNP). On 26 October 2006, Ahmad and several other senior leaders of the BNP defected to form the Liberal Democratic Party. At present he is serving as President of Liberal Democratic Party, #1 registered political party of Bangladesh. While performing as Chief Coordinator for 20 Party Alliance, Dr. Oli Ahmad launched a new movement called "Jatiya Mukti Mancha" on 27 June 2019.

Elections

In 1996, there was 2 election (6th & 7th Parliament), Dr. Oli Ahmad was elected MP both times. He was first elected from Chandanaish, in March 1980 by-election & was in the 2nd Parliament

Publications

Books published by Oli Ahmad include: * ''Revolution, Military Personnel and the War of Liberation in Bangladesh''. Dhaka: Dizzy Publications, 2004. * ''Battles That I Fought and Interviews of Liberation War Heroes''. Dhaka: Annesha Prokashon, 2009.

References

External links

* https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/world/accord-will-allow-refugees-return-to-bangladesh.html, "Accord Will Allow Refugees' Return to Bangladesh" * * http://news.priyo.com/politics/2011/07/31/oli-ahmed-agrees-launching-uni-33238.html, "Oli Ahmed agrees on launching united anti-govt movement with Khaleda" * http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=32e8e6c03f3fa46eb672dc5680bff7da&nttl=2012012922743, "Col Oli Supports BNP's anti-government movement" * http://www.bdinn.com/news/ugly-faces-of-ruling-party-oli-comes-under-attack/, "Ugly faces of ruling party, Oli comes under attack" * http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=93eb9cfb64391c4ee20ac49e72216fa4&nttl=2012092430942, "Col Oli gets bail in 2 cases" * http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234543, "Off to Jail" {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Oli Living people 1939 births Road Transport and Bridges ministers of Bangladesh Bangladeshi political party founders Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) politicians Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Recipients of the Bir Bikrom People from Chittagong 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Mukti Bahini personnel

Biography

Elections

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