Shamsul Islam Muhammad Nurunnabi Khan ( bn, শামসুল ইসলাম মোহাম্মদ নূরুন্নবী খাঁন; 1942 – 22 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi

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and writer. He was awarded

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 ...

for his contribution to the

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Early life and education

Nurunnabi Khan was born in 1942, into a

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family in the village of Lakshmidharpara,

Ramganj Ramganj ( bn, রামগঞ্জ, Ramgônj) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is by road southeast of Dhaka. History This area was home to an influential Hindu ...

Noakhali District Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and offici ...

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(now in

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). He was the eldest child of Habibullah Khan and Shamsunnahar Begum. Khan completed his graduation from East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (now

Bangladesh 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 ...

) in electrical and electronics engineering. He was the president of East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology Student League in 1967 and 1968. Later, he became vice president of his university's student union in 1969. He took part in the 1969 Mass Uprising.

Career

After completing graduation Nurunnabi Khan joined the

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. He was in Quetta School of Infantry and Tactics in 1971. After the declaration of independence of

he decided to take part in the

. He came to

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 ...

on 27 March 1971 to take part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was appointed the captain of Delta Company in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Nurunnabi Khan took part in battles across the country. He took part in the battlefield of Bahadurabad,

Chhatak Chhatak ( bn, ছাতক; formerly known as Chhatak Bazaar) is a town in northeastern Bangladesh, on the Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet. Further reading * {{cite book , last=Hossain , first=Ash ...

Gowainghat Gowainghat ( bn, গোয়াইনঘাট) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. History The British Empire conquered the Jaintia Kingdom on 25 March 1835, finally incorporating Gowainghat in its Sylhet Di ...

, Radhanagar, Chhotokhel, Salutikor and other places. After independence he was awarded

for his contribution to the

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in 1971. Nurunnabi Khan joined

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after the Liberation of Bangladesh. He studied in

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from 1973 to 1976 and achieved a degree in atomic engineering. He was suspended from Bangladesh Army in 1980 for an allegation of his involvement in an unsuccessful coup. Nurunnabi Khan also wrote books about the Liberation of Bangladesh. His twelve books were published. He wrote books like ''Jiboner Juddho Juddher Jibon'', ''Roumari Ronangon'', ''Operation Bahadurabad'' and ''Operation Salutikor''. He also established Columbia Prakashani for publishing books about the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

Death

Nurunnabi Khan died on 22 May 2019 at the age of 77.

References

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