Mohiuddin Jahangir
Deceased Person
1945 – 1971
Who was Mohiuddin Jahangir?
Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir was an officer in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. He was born in 7th March 1945 in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj upazilla of Barisal district. He was an officer in Sector 7 of the Muktibahini. He was killed in an attempt to break through enemy defences on the bank of the Mahananda River. His initiative seriously undermined the Pakistani Army's resistance in the area; eventually the Muktibahini overcame and took the position from the Pakistan army. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Jahangir Gate", is named in his honour.
He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in the Bangladesh Army, Bir Sreshtho.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1945
Barisal - Nationality
- Bangladesh
- Died
- Dec 9, 1971
Nawabganj District
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on July 23, 2013
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