Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir BS was a Pakistan Army officer who joined the Mukti Bahini during the 1971 Liberation War.
20 Facts About Mohiuddin Jahangir
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was born on 7 March 1949 in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj Upazila of Barisal district, East Pakistan.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was an officer in Sector 7 of the Mukti Bahini and was killed while attempting to breakthrough enemy defenses on the bank of the Mahananda River.
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The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Birsreshto Jahangir Gate", is named in his honor.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was born on 7 March 1949 at Rahimganj, Babuganj upazila in Barisal district, East Pakistan.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir achieved scholarships in talent pool in his 5th and 8th grade, and he passed his SSC examination from Muladi Mahbudjan High School in 1964.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir finished his HSC from the Barisal BM College in 1966.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was then commissioned in the Corps of Engineers after successfully completing his training with the 15th war course.
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In 1971, Mohiuddin Jahangir was working at the construction field at Chilas near the Karakoram.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir managed to cross the border and joined the Mukti Bahini at Mehdipur under Malda district in West Bengal.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was given the responsibility to fight at the Chapai Nawabganj border at Rajshahi district.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was buried near Sona Mosque premises and afterwards, was posthumously declared "Bir Shrestho".
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In December 1971, Mohiuddin Jahangir was made the captain of a team in order to take control of Chapai Nawabganj from the Pakistanis.
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At this point Mohiuddin Jahangir failed to establish any advantage over the enemy, so he continued with his team and crossed Mahananda and camped at Rehaichar before dawn.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir intended to destroy one of the light machine gun bunkers of the Pakistan Army and crawled towards it.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir managed to get close to the bunker and throw a grenade, but was shot in the forehead by a sniper atop a nearby house.
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Mohiuddin Jahangir was buried in Choto Shona Mosque premises at Mehdipur, where most of his activities had taken place during the war.
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The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Mohiuddin Jahangir Gate", is named in his honour.
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Also, a college called Mohiuddin Jahangir College was named after him as well.