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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox military person
|name=Nazmul Huq
|name=Nazmul Huq
| image =Major Nazmul Huq.jpg
| image =Major Nazmul Huq.jpg
|birth_date={{birth date|1938|08|11|df=y}}
|birth_date={{birth date|1938|08|11|df=y}}
|birth_place= Amirabad village, [[Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
|birth_place= [[Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong|Lohagara]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1971|09|27|1938|08|11|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1971|09|27|1938|08|11|df=y}}
|death_place= [[Malda District|Malda]], [[West Bengal]], India
| allegiance= {{BAN}}<br>{{PAK}} (Before 1971)
| branch= {{army|Pakistan}}<br>{{army|Bangladesh}}
| serviceyears= 1962-1971
| unit= [[Pakistan Army Corps of Artillery|Regiment of Artillery]]
| rank= [[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-3.svg|20px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| commands= *Commander of [[List of sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War|Sector – VII]]
| battles= [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
| awards=
| awards=
|nationality=Bangladeshi
}}
}}
'''Major Nazmul Huq''' (11 August 1938 — 27 September 1971) was the first sector commander of the 7th sector<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/history/|title=History|work=liberationwarmuseumbd.org|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/09/29/58812/print|title=PM does not select members of entourage - METRO/NEWS - The Financialexpress-bd|work=thefinancialexpress-bd.com|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bifs.org.bd/sector_commander.php|title=Sector commander|work=bifs.org.bd|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> He is also called "The Lost Sector Commander" of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Haq,_Major_Nazmul|title=Haq, Major Nazmul - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
'''Major Nazmul Huq''' ({{langx|bn|নাজমুল হক}}; 11 August 1938 — 27 September 1971) was the first sector commander of the 7th sector<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/history/|title=History|work=liberationwarmuseumbd.org|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/09/29/58812/print|title=PM does not select members of entourage - METRO/NEWS - The Financialexpress-bd|work=thefinancialexpress-bd.com|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bifs.org.bd/sector_commander.php|title=Sector commander|work=bifs.org.bd|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> He is also called "The Lost Sector Commander" of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Haq,_Major_Nazmul|title=Haq, Major Nazmul - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>


== Life ==
== Life ==
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== Bangladesh Liberation War ==
== Bangladesh Liberation War ==
[[File:Mohiuddin Jahangir Tomb by Mustafiz.jpg|right|thumb|Tomb of Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir and Major Nazmul Huq]]
[[File:Mohiuddin Jahangir Tomb by Mustafiz.jpg|right|thumb|Tomb of Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir and Major Nazmul Huq]]
Huq was a very good organizer. In his sector, he directed the guerrilla warfare as well as trained the independence militia who lacked formal training on military operations. His coverage area was Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and part of Dinajpur district. Tarangapur was his headquarters. About fifteen thousand freedom fighters fought in this sector. Bir Shrestho Captain [[Mohiuddin Jahangir]] fought under his command.
Huq was a very good organizer. In his sector, he directed the guerrilla warfare as well as trained the independence militia who lacked formal training on military operations. His coverage area was Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and part of Dinajpur district. Tarangapur was his headquarters. About fifteen thousand freedom fighters fought in this sector. [[Bir Sreshtho|Bir Shrestho]] Captain [[Mohiuddin Jahangir]] fought under his command.


== Death ==
== Death ==
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[[Category:1971 deaths]]
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi military personnel]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Army officers]]
[[Category:Pakistani defectors]]
[[Category:People from Lohagara Upazila]]
[[Category:People from Lohagara Upazila]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Bengali people]]

Latest revision as of 03:26, 22 October 2024

Nazmul Huq
Born(1938-08-11)11 August 1938
Lohagara, Bengal, British India
Died27 September 1971(1971-09-27) (aged 33)
Malda, West Bengal, India
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Service / branch Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1962-1971
Rank Major
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Battles / warsBangladesh Liberation War

Major Nazmul Huq (Bengali: নাজমুল হক; 11 August 1938 — 27 September 1971) was the first sector commander of the 7th sector[1] in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3] He is also called "The Lost Sector Commander" of Bangladesh Liberation War.[4]

Life

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Huq was born in Amirabad village under Lohagara Upazila in Chittagong District to Advocate Hafej Ahmed and Joynab Begum. He passed his matriculation from Peshowara school of Comilla and H.S.C from Jagannath College, Dhaka. He joined the Pakistan army when he was a second-year student of Ahsanullah Engineering University (BUET). He was commissioned in artillery core on October 14, 1962.[4]

Bangladesh Liberation War

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Tomb of Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir and Major Nazmul Huq

Huq was a very good organizer. In his sector, he directed the guerrilla warfare as well as trained the independence militia who lacked formal training on military operations. His coverage area was Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and part of Dinajpur district. Tarangapur was his headquarters. About fifteen thousand freedom fighters fought in this sector. Bir Shrestho Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir fought under his command.

Death

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Huq died in a road accident on 27 September 1971 when he was returning from Shiliguri cantonment.[4] He was buried near Shona Masjid premises.

References

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  1. ^ "History". liberationwarmuseumbd.org. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ^ "PM does not select members of entourage - METRO/NEWS - The Financialexpress-bd". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sector commander". bifs.org.bd. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Haq, Major Nazmul - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
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