Abu Taher was a Bangladeshi military officer and war hero.
22 Facts About Abu Taher
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Abu Taher first served in the Pakistan Army, and later defected to the Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Abu Taher was ordered to report to Sector 11 of Mukti Bahini under command of Major Ziaur Rahman, he became the sector commander after him.
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Abu Taher served in BDF from end of August to 2 November 1971.
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Abu Taher was awarded the medal Bir Uttom for his gallantry in the liberation war.
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Abu Taher was released from military service by Indian military medical board in Pune, India after his leg was amputated.
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Later Abu Taher turned into a political activist and leader of the left-wing Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal.
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Abu Taher was responsible for the 7 November coup which was 3rd Coup of 1975 of Bangladesh.
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Abu Taher was born in Badarpur, Assam Province of British India on 14 November 1938.
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Abu Taher received his commission into the Pakistan Army in 1962.
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Abu Taher was posted to the Quetta Staff College, Pakistan in 1970.
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On 2 November 1971, Abu Taher lost his leg from a small mine blast during a debriefing.
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Abu Taher's leg was later amputated there, where he remained until February 1972.
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Abu Taher was retired with a legacy entitlement rank of Lieutenant Colonel and hence is widely known as Colonel Taher.
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Abu Taher became the head of its armed wing, the Gonobahini and led a violent insurgency campaign against the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Abu Taher welcomed the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975, remarking,.
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Abu Taher was invited to join the cabinet by Rashid, which he declined.
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Right before Zia was arrested, he reportedly made a phone call to Abu Taher, urging him to save him.
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Witnesses claim that Zia embraced Abu Taher and thanked him for saving his life.
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On 24 November 1975, he ordered Abu Taher arrested on charges of high treason and murder.
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Abu Taher was tried by a military tribunal inside the Dhaka Central Jail and sentenced to death on 17 July 1976.
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The court observed Abu Taher's execution had happened according to Major General Zia's plan.