UK Ching (1937 - 25 July 2014) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, who was awarded the

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in 1971 for his military services 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 ...

. Ching was born in 1937 into poverty in a Marma family of

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(now in

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) of British India. At the age of 15, Ching joined the ''East Pakistan Rifles'', better known as the

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during the modern age. He served

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

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 ...

and remained an active member of the ''Bangladesh Rifles'' until 1982.

Personal life

Ching is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He died on 25 July 2014, of a stroke.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ching, UK 1937 births 2014 deaths People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Mukti Bahini personnel Marma people Bangladeshi Buddhists