Monjur Ahmed
Muhammed Abul Manzur (24 February 1940 – 1 June 1981) was a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi military officer who commanded the Mukti Bahini, Bangladesh Forces operations in List of sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War, Sector 8 during the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan in 1971. He was allegedly involved in the assassination of the then-president of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman. He had been awarded the Bir Uttam by the Bangladeshi government for his actions in the Bangladesh Liberation War. At the time of his death, he was the general officer commanding (GOC) of the 24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh), 24th Infantry Division headquartered at Chittagong. Early life Manzur was born on 24 February 1940 into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kasba Upazila, Gupinathpur in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh). His ancestral paternal home was in the village of Kamalpur in Chatkhil Upazila, Chatkhil, Noakhali. He was a stude ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |