Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan

Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuiyan (Bengali: খাজা নিজামউদ্দিন ভূইয়া) was a Bangladeshi officer in the Gonobahini, who was killed fighting in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was awarded Bir Uttam, the second highest military award in Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuiyan
Born(1949-02-19)February 19, 1949
Malapara, Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan
DiedSeptember 4, 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 22)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Allegiance Bangladesh Forces
 Bangladesh
Service/branchGonobahini
RankCaptain
Commands heldSector – IV
Battles/warsLiberation War of Bangladesh
AwardsBir Uttom

Early life

Bhuyan was born in Malpara, Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan on 19 February 1949. He graduated from G. M Sen Institute in 1964 and from Comilla Victoria College in 1966. He finished his undergraduate and graduates studies in Communication from University of Dhaka in 1969 and 1970 respectively.[4][5]

Career

Bhuyan joined InterContinental Dhaka as a controller of accounts. After the start of Bangladesh Liberation war on 25 March 1971, he decided to join the war effort in April. He went to Indranagar, Agartala, India to receive military training. He joined the Gonobahini and was appointed Captain of Sector 4. He fought a number of guerrilla battles in Sylhet district with the Pakistan Army.[4][6]

Death and legacy

Bhuyan had a direct confrontation with the Pakistan Army in Atgram Road, Kanaighat on 4 September 1971. He was killed in the fighting. The Government of Bangladesh awarded him gallantry award of 'Bir Uttam' posthumously. The Mokimtila Road market was named Nizam Nagar after him. Shaheed Khwaja Nizamuddin Bir Uttam Sarak in Comilla was named after him.[4][7] Bir Uttam Shaheed Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan road was named after him in Dhaka.[8]

References
  1. "জাতীয় সংহতি ও জাতীয় চরিত্র". www.prothom-alo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  2. "তোমাদের এ ঋণ শোধ হবে না". www.prothom-alo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  3. "খাজা নিজামউদ্দীন ভূঁইয়া". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  4. Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar. "Bhuyan, Khwaja Nizamuddin". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "একজন শহীদ মুক্তিযোদ্ধার প্রতি শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি". www.prothom-alo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  6. "Daily Amardesh -ঢাকা, বৃহস্পতিবার ০৮ মার্চ ২০১২, ২৫ ফাল্গুন ১৪১৮, ১৪ রবিউস সানি ১৪৩৩ হিজরী". 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  7. Ekāttarera bīrayoddhā : khetāba pāoẏā muktiyoddhādera biratvagāthā. Rahamāna, Matiura, 1946-, রহমান, মতিউর, ১৯৪৪-. Ḍhākā. ISBN 9789843338884. OCLC 798112401.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "Inaugurated a couple of months ago". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-06-30. this road heading towards Shahjahanpur from the Malibagh rail crossing in the capital was named after Bir Uttam Shaheed Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan, who embraced martyrdom at Atgram Road in Kanaighat thana of Sylhet on September 4 during the 1971 Liberation War.
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