Khondkar Nazmul Huda

Khondkar Nazmul Huda (6 July 1938 – 7 November 1975) was a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Bangladesh government awarded him the title of Bir Bikrom for his bravery in the war of independence.

Career Huda was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in the Pakistan Army with the 25th PMA Long Course on 21 April 1962. For some time in 1964-65, he worked as a platoon leader under Lt. General Javed Nasir as company commander. On January 3, 1968, he was arrested along with many others as accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case. He was the 26th accused. In 1969, he was acquitted along with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But was dismissed.

Liberation war Barni BOP of Chaugachha upazila in Jessore district was a base of an under-strength company of the Pakistan Army's 33rd Punjabis. There were about 75 Pakistani soldiers with 3 3-inch mortars. Due to that base, the Mukti Bahini personnel could not operate in the area. In early August, Khandaker Nazmul Huda decided to attack. On 5 August 1971, two companies of freedom fighters, led by a platoon of the 1st East Bengal Regiment under his leadership, attacked the base. The Pakistan Army retreated from the camp, leaving behind 15 bodies. The Pakistan Army launched a counterattack, and Huda had to defend the taken base.

Death and legacy Huda was killed in the 7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état; he had the rank of colonel in the Bangladesh Army.

In May 2023, Huda's daughter, Naheed Ezaher Khan, filed a murder case with the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station in Dhaka in connection with the killing. The case accused Major Mohammad Abdul Jalil of the then 10th East Bengal Regiment and 20-25 others.