Siddique Dewan
Bangladeshi footballer (1897β1980s)
About Siddique Dewan
Early life Dewan was born in Baidyer Bazar Union of Narayanganj District, Bengal, British India in 1897. He attended Sonakanda High School in Narayanganj, and represented the school football team.
On 14 August 1965, he played for Ashraful Huq XI against Samad XI in a veterans exhibition match organized by the East Pakistan Sports Federation on Pakistan's Independence Day.
Police career In 1925, Dewan joined the Dacca Police as a Sub-inspector under the Indian Imperial Police. In 1930, when the British first introduced a football league in crime-ridden Chittagong, Dewan, serving with the provincial police, was assigned responsibility for managing ground security during the championship final. Following the conclusion of the match, Inspector Khan Bahadur Assanullah was fatally shot. Dewan pursued the perpetrator unarmed and successfully apprehended him. For his actions, Dewan was awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM) for gallantry. He was also granted a monthly allowance of Rs. 15, which continued for two generations. He was also involved in the administration of Chittagong Town Club. Additionally, he served as the general secretary of Wari Club from 1952 to 1956 and returned as its vice-president in 1976.
Death He died in the 1980s.
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