A. T. M. Hamidul Hossain Tariq
Born (1951-04-09) 9 April 1951
Bogra, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now, Rajshahi, Bangladesh)
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1975 - 1989
Rank Major
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War
Awards Bir Bikrom

A. T. M. Hamidul Hossain Tariq is a retired Major of the Bangladesh Army and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2]

Early life

Tariq was born in 1951 in Bogra and studied at Bogra Zilla School.[3][4] His father, Abdul Hamid, was a deputy superintendent of police.[5]

Career

Tariq joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 when he was 19 years old and a university student.[3] He was motivated to join the war following the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[5] He was trained in India.[6] He fought in sector-7 in the Mukti Bahini.[3] He commanded a Mukti Bahini camp during the war.[7] His unit liberate Fulbari Upazila from the Pakistan Army on 1 December 1971.[1][8] After India joined the war, his unit joined the 6th Guard Regiment of the Indian Army led by Lieutenant Colonel V. K. Datta.[9] For his role in the war, he was awarded Bir Bikrom, third highest gallantry award of Bangladesh, and he was the youngest recipient of the award.[3] He was bullet hit eight times during the war.[10] After the Pakistan Army surrendered on 16 December 1971, Tariq entered Bogra on a tank on 18 December.[8]

Tariq joined Bangladesh Army in 1974.[6] He was a second lieutenant stationed in Comilla Cantonment during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[11]Tariq retired from Bangladesh Army as major in 1989.[3] He joined Padma Oil Company, a state owned company, after retirement.[3]

Tariq has written extensively on the liberation war; writing 35 books on the war.[3] He was awarded the National Kabi Shamsur Rahman Memorial Award for his literary works.[5] He is a director of the Dhaka Mercantile Co-Operative Bank Limited.[3][12] He signed a statement in 2020 calling for the punishment of those who vandalized a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with other veterans of Bangladesh Liberation War.[13] He was the president of Chittagong University Alumni Association '82.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Tangail, আজকের টাঙ্গাইল :: Ajker. "পলাশবাড়ী হানাদার মুক্ত দিবসে রণাঙ্গণে সম্মুখে যুদ্ধের স্মৃতিচারণ". Ajker Tangail. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাস্কর্য অবমাননায় খেতাবপ্রাপ্ত মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের প্রতিবাদ". www.dainikamadershomoy.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "DMCB | The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd". dmcbl.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Talks on wartime diplomatic history on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "উনিশে 'বীর বিক্রম' খেতাবপ্রাপ্ত হামিদুল তারেকের গল্প". bbarta24.net. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. 1 2 ডেস্ক, প্রথম আলো. "এ টি এম হামিদুল হোসেন, বীর বিক্রম". চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ | প্রথম আলো. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Tariq's wartime diplomatic history". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. 1 2 "বগুড়া শত্রুমুক্ত হলো যেভাবে". SAMAKAL. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Bangladesh". www.hcidhaka.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  10. ↑ "'বঙ্গবন্ধুর স্বপ্নের রূপকার শেখ হাসিনা' গ্রন্থ পথ দেখাবে নতুন প্রজন্মকে". Dhakatimes News. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  11. ↑ "'বঙ্গবন্ধুকে হত্যা করা হয়েছে, কিন্তু তাঁর আদর্শকে কি মেরে ফেলতে পেরেছে? কোনদিন সম্ভবও নয়।'". bbarta24.net. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  12. ↑ "DMCB inaugurates 139th branch in Madhabpur, Habiganj". The Business Standard. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  13. ↑ "স্বাধীনতাবিরোধীদের দাঁতভাঙা জবাব দেবেন মুক্তিযোদ্ধারা". www.shomoyeralo.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  14. ↑ "১৪ বছর আগের সাথে এখন বাংলাদেশের দিন-রাত পার্থক্য". দৈনিক আজাদী. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-07.


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