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|name= Mohammad Abdur Rab |
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|birth_date= 1919 |
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|death_date= 1975 |
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|birth_place= [[Habiganj]] |
|birth_place= [[Habiganj]], [[British India]] (Now [[ Bangladesh]]) |
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|death_place=[[ Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] |
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|caption= Major General Mohammad Abdur Rab |
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|allegiance=[[Bangladesh]] |
|allegiance= [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]] |
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|branch=[[Bangladesh Army]] |
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|rank=[[Major General ]]( Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from [[Pakistan Army]] in 1970) |
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|serviceyears= 1971-1972 |
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|commands= Deputy commander-in-chief of Bangladesh Armed Forces in 1971 |
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|commands= [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army|Chief of Army Staff]] |
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'''Mohammad Abdur Rab''' <small></small> (Bengali:[[:bn:মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব]]) was |
'''Mohammad Abdur Rab''' <small></small> (Bengali:[[:bn:মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব|মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব]]) was a Bangladeshi 1971 war hero. |
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==Early life== |
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== December 1971 == |
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==Eartly Life== |
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| ⚫ | Just hours ahead of the surrender of Pakistan Army on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, machine guns fired on the helicopter carrying Colonel Osmani and Abdur Rab. Abdur-Rab sustained serious wounds. Although all of them survived, they could not join the surrender act in the capital on that historic day. This is considered to be one of the mysterious events of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. |
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==After independence of Bangladesh== |
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Abdur Rab was honoured with the 'Bir Uttam', the country's second highest award. He was also given the rank of [[Major General]]. |
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Lieutenant Colonel Rab was made [[Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army]] in April 1971 during [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] at the very inception of the force. He served Chief of Armed Forces General [[Osmani]]. </br> |
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| ⚫ | Just hours ahead of the surrender of Pakistan Army on 16 December |
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==After Independence of Bangalesh== |
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Rab was honoured with the 'Bir Uttam', country's second higehest award. He served as [[Chief of Army Staff]] till 7 April of 1972. MA Rab was however, honoured with the rank of Major General. This sincere and extraordinary man just after the country's independence gave a laudable service in organising the Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust and running it successfully for years. At the very beginning, he ran the organisation for years. |
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==Death== |
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Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975 at the [[Combined Military Hospital]], [[Dhaka]] at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj. |
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His younger brother Abdur Rahim said |
His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. AbdurRab's grave is at the district headquarters of [[Habiganj]]. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days. |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2008/11/01/behind.htm |title=Star Insight |publisher=Thedailystar.net |date=1975-11-14 |accessdate=2012-07-19}} {{deadlink|date=June 2015}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brri.gov.bd/success_stories/Independence%20Day%20Award.pdf |title=Independence Day Award |publisher=Brri.gov.bd |accessdate=2013-10-27}} {{deadlink|date=June 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Bangladeshi Army officer |
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Revision as of 05:18, 27 June 2015
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Mohammad Abdur Rab | |
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| Born | 1919 Habiganj, British India (Now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 1975 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Service | Pakistan Army, Bangladesh Army |
| Rank | Major General ( Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from Pakistan Army in 1970) |
| Commands | Deputy commander-in-chief of Bangladesh Armed Forces in 1971 |
Mohammad Abdur Rab (Bengali:মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রব) was a Bangladeshi 1971 war hero.
Early life
Abdur-Rab was born at village of Khagaura under Baniachang thana of Habiganj in 1919. A lifelong bachelor, he was elected as lawmaker from the Jatiya Sangsad constituency comprising Baniachang and Ajmiriganj thanas.
December 1971
Just hours ahead of the surrender of Pakistan Army on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, machine guns fired on the helicopter carrying Colonel Osmani and Abdur Rab. Abdur-Rab sustained serious wounds. Although all of them survived, they could not join the surrender act in the capital on that historic day. This is considered to be one of the mysterious events of Bangladesh Liberation War.
After independence of Bangladesh
Abdur Rab was honoured with the 'Bir Uttam', the country's second highest award. He was also given the rank of Major General.
Death
Abdur-Rab died 14 November 1975 at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka at age 56. He had been suffering from ailments including anemia. He was laid to rest at his village of khagaura on the banks of Khowai River in Habiganj.
His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members. AbdurRab's grave is at the district headquarters of Habiganj. Other than some local freedom fighters, nobody was seen to go visit the site, even on the country's national days. [1] [2]
References
- ^ "Star Insight". Thedailystar.net. 1975-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-19. [dead link]
- ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Brri.gov.bd. Retrieved 2013-10-27. [dead link]