Abdur Rauf

Abdur Rauf (11 November 1933 – 27 February 2015) was a commander of the Bangladesh Navy and a politician. He served as a member of the presidium of the People's Forum. He was one of the accused in the Agartala conspiracy case filed in 1968. In 2011, the Bangla Academy awarded him an honorary fellowship. For his special contribution to the war of liberation, the government of Bangladesh posthumously awarded him the Independence Day Award in 2020.

Early life and education Rauf was born on 11 November 1933 in Bhairab. His father, Abdul Latif, was chairman of the local municipality. He was the sports secretary of Dhaka College Students' Parliament in 1951–52, general secretary of Comilla Victoria College Students' Parliament in 1953-54 and general secretary of Fazlul Haque Hall of University of Dhaka in 1955–56. He founded Gano Forum with Kamal Hossain in 1993 and was a member of the presidium of Gano Forum till his death.

Death Rauf died on 26 February 2015 at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Awards Bangla Academy Fellowship 2011 Independence Day Award 2020