Mohammad Anwar Hossain (May 5, 1948 - March 29, 1971) was a

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officer who fought in the

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. ''He was killed in the war and posthumously awarded

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'', the second highest gallantry award in Bangladesh.

Early life

Anwar Hossain was born in Sonapur, Shahrasti, Chandpur,

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(now in

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, Bangladesh), on 5 May 1948. His father's name was MD Abdul Hoque and mother was Nur Jahan Begum. In 1965, he finished his SSC and in 1967, HSC from

Faujdarhat Cadet College Faujdarhat Cadet College is a historic public military high school being the first of its kind in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and second in entire Pakistan, modelled after Public school (United Kingdom), public schools in the UK (according t ...

. He joined the

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after studying for one year in East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology.

Career

Hossain joined the

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and was commission as a second lieutenant on 29 March 1970. He was posted to the 1st East Bengal Regiment under the 107 Infantry Brigade in

Jessore Cantonment Jashore Cantonment is a cantonment located in the southern part of Bangladesh in Jashore District outside Jashore town and the Headquarters of 55th Infantry Division. History Ferdousi Priyabhashini was raped in Jessore Cantonment during Bangl ...

Death and legacy

On 25 March 1971, The

launched

Operation Searchlight Operation Searchlight was a military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in former East Pakistan in March 1971. Pakistan retrospectively justified the operation on the basis of ant ...

and the Bangladesh Liberation War started. On 29 March 1971, 107 infantry brigade commander, Brigadier General Abdur Rahim Durrani, ordered the 1st East Bengal Regiment to be disarmed. The regiment was surrounded by 25 Baloch Regiment and 22 Frontier Force. The Bengal regiment led by Lieutenant

Hafizuddin Ahmed Hafizuddin Ahmed is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a retired Bangladesh Army major, and a six-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-3 constituency. He fought in the Bangladesh War of Independence and was awar ...

and Hossain resisted. They fought against the West Pakistani troops and escaped Jessore Cantonment. Hossain was killed in the fighting. He was posthumously awarded Bir Uttom. The Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College in

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment () is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka. History ...

was named after him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mohammad Anwar 1948 births 1971 deaths People killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni People from Chandpur District Bangladesh Army officers Recipients of the Bir Uttom Mukti Bahini personnel Comilla Zilla School alumni