Mohiuddin Jahangir

Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir BS (7 March 1949 – 14 December 1971) was a Pakistan Army officer who joined the Mukti Bahini during the 1971 war. He was born in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj Upazila of Backergunge District, East Bengal. He 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.

His initiative seriously undermined the Pakistani Army's resistance in the area; eventually allowing, the Mukti Bahini to overrun the positions of the Pakistan Army. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Birsreshto Jahangir Gate", is named in his honor.

He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh.

Early life

Mohiuddin Jahangir was born on 7 March 1949 at Rahimganj, Babuganj thana in Backergunge District, East Bengal. His primary education was at the Patarchar Primary School in Muladi. He achieved scholarships in talent pool in his 5th and 8th grade, and he passed his SSC examination from Muladi Mahbudjan High School in 1964. He finished his HSC from the Barisal BM College in 1966. In 1967 he enrolled at the department of Statistics at the University of Dhaka. On 5 October 1967 he joined the Pakistan Army as a cadet at the Pakistan Military Academy. In December he was ordered to take Chapai Nawabganj. On 14 December, he died after being shot during a battle near Nawabganj. He was buried near Sona Mosque premises and afterwards, was posthumously declared "Bir Shrestho". This award is one of the most highly honored awards in Bangladesh. He was buried in Choto Shona Mosque premises at Mehdipur, where most of his activities had taken place during the war. Later, he was announced Bir Shrestho.

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