Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar

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Brigadier
Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar
Member of Jatiya Sangsad (Sylhet-5)
In office
1986–1991
Succeeded byObaidul Haque
Personal details
Born25 December 1922 (1922-12-25)
Chandinagar, Katigora, Cachar district, Assam Province, British Raj
Died19 December 2011(2011-12-19) (aged 88)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party
RelationsHafiz Ahmed Mazumder (nephew)
OccupationPolitician

Mahmudur Rahman Mazumdar (December 25, 1922[1]-19 December 2011) was a Bangladesh Army brigadier who was the most senior ethnic Bengali officer in Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Majumdar was born into a Bengali Muslim family on 25 December 1922 in the village of Chandinagar in Katigora Thana, Cachar district, Assam Province, British Raj. His ancestral home was in the village of Bolramer Chok in Kaskanakpur Union, Zakiganj Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh. His father was Wajid Ali Majumdar.

After completing his primary and secondary education locally, Majumdar studied at the Murari Chand College in Sylhet where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts.[4]

Career[]

In 1950, he joined the Pakistan Army as a captain. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he commanded the Sialkot Sector. He earned the status of Brigadier in 1969 making him the first Bengali in the Pakistan Army to earn that title.

Mazumdar defected from the Pakistan Army at the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War, becoming the commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre[3] He was arrested and charged with treason by the Pakistan Army during the war.[5] He was tortured in custody.[6]

Mazumdar after retiring from Bangladesh Army joined the Jatiya Party. He was elected to Parliament from Sylhet twice.[5]

Death[]

Mazumdar died on 19 December 2011.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ তাঁর অবদান ভোলার নয় - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2012-01-11. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ "The Bengali brigadier in Pakistan's army". The Daily Star. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Debt of blood that we owe to Capt Bashar". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ ব্রিগেডিয়ার মজুমদার - মো. মাহমুদুর রহমান। দৈনিক সিলেটের ডাক; ১৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০১২ তারিখে প্রকাশিত
  5. ^ a b c "Ex-JP MP Majumder no more". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. ^ "I was put in a gunny bag and kept in the scorching sun" (PDF). gold.mukto-mona.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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