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Shaheed Lt Col. Md Lutfor Rahman,psc | |
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মোঃ লুৎফর রহমান | |
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In office 2006–2009 | |
President | Zillur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 November 1964 Jamalpur |
Died | 25 February 2009 Pilkhana, Bangladesh | (aged 44)
Manner of death | Assassination |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Spouse | Munmun Rahman |
Children | Son: Taskin & Daughter: Tammee |
Alma mater | Military Training Bangladesh Military Academy |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | |
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Battles/wars | Bangladesh Rifles revolt |
Md Lutfor Rahman was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Bangladesh Army in the corps of Artillery. He served in the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Rifles(now known as BGB). He was the Commanding Officer of 24 Rifles Battalion Bangladesh Rifles in Dhaka[1] when he was brutally killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Lieutenant Colonel Lutfor was born on 10 November 1964, in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur district. He completed his education from Mirzapur Cadet College(MCC), where he was the College Prefect.
Career
[edit]Shaheed Lieutenant Colonel. Md Lutfor Rahman,psc commissioned in the Bangladesh Army on 19 May 1985 with the 12 BMA Long Course and joined the Corps of Artillery. He served in different capacities to include: 4 Mor Regt Arty, 56 Indep AD Bty, 57 & 58 Indep Med AD Bty, 38 AD Regt Arty, Sylhet Cadet College, Armed Forces Division, 6 Fd Regt Arty, 15 & 26 Fd Regt Arty. He also served as a commanding officer of 12 Fd Regt Artillery. In 2006 he was posted to Bangladesh Rifles, where he served as a Wing Commander of RTC&S and as the Commanding Officer of 6, 24 & 38 rifles battalion. Lt. Colonel. Lutfor is a graduate of DSCSC, Mirpur Cantonment. In his career he worked with the United Nations as a Military Observer in Georgia(UNOMIG mission) and in the Western Sahara peace keeping mission(MINURSO). On the fateful day, he was the Commanding Officer of 24 Rifles Battalion at Peelkhana BDR HQ. He was brutally killed on 25 February 2009, months before being adorned with the rank of Colonel.
Personal life
[edit]The Lieutenant Colonel married Munmun Rahman. They had one son and one daughter.
Death
[edit]He was assassinated in the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny on 25th February 2009 by Sipahi Imran. He was buried in Banani Army Graveyard.
See also
[edit]- Md Shawkat Imam-Fellow commander killed in the Mutiny
- Gulzar Uddin Ahmed-BDR commander
References
[edit]- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Officers, soldiers who were killed". The Daily Star. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Army officers' janaza today". The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
Category:Bangladesh Army colonels Category:2009 deaths
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- "Mutiny, bloodshed at BDR HQ"—The Daily Star
- "BDR deserters given 24 hours to rejoin"—The Daily Star
Category:Torture in Bangladesh
Category:2009 crimes in Bangladesh
Category:Conflicts in 2009
2009
Category:Mass murder in 2009
Category:Murder in Bangladesh
Category:Mutinies
Category:Hostage taking in Bangladesh
Category:Military history of Bangladesh
Category:History of Bangladesh (1971–present)
Category:2000s in Dhaka
Category:2009 in military history
Category:Military coups in Bangladesh
Category:2000s coups d'état and coup attempts