Magfar Ahmed Chowdhury (Azad) () was a freedom fighter during the

Liberation war of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

. He was caught by

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on August 29, 1971 and martyred.

Early life and education

Azad studied in a university in

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for a period of time. He returned to

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and completed Masters from the Department of

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Participation in Liberation war

Azad was a member of the famous urban guerrilla group ''

Crack Platoon The Crack Platoon was a special commando team of the Mukti Bahini. which was formed in 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was formed by young members of the Mukti Bahini, which carried out commando operations in Dhaka and its surr ...

'' and participated in several operations with other guerrilla fighters in Crack Platoon. Siddhirchor Power Plant Attack was one of the important attack by Azad. In an operation, this guerrilla group executed explosions on

InterContinental Dhaka The InterContinental Dhaka is a prominent luxury hotel in Ramna in central Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It opened in 1966 and is owned by the Bangladeshi government. Location The vicinity of the hotel includes the Shahbag roundabout, the Su ...

. After this incident, Azad was captured by Pakistan Army.

Apprehension and death

Pakistan Army raided Azad's house in ''Dilu Road'' on August 29, 1971 at midnight. He was arrested and taken to ''

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Court'' which was, in reality, the MP Hostel at Airport Road. Azad was brutally tortured and killed there.A reminiscence by Abul Barak Alvi published in "১৯৭১, ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা", by Rashid Haider, published by জাতীয় সাহিত্য প্রকাশনী, 2nd edition, 1989 p. 164.

Retrospect

Novelist Anisul Hoque has written a novel titled '' Maa'' in which Azad is the leading character.

References

{{reflist People of the Bangladesh Liberation War 1946 births 1971 deaths