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For other people named Matiur Rahman, see Matiur Rahman (disambiguation).
Matiur Rahman
File:Matiur rahman.jpgMatiur Rahman
Native nameমতিউর রহমান
Born(1941-10-29)29 October 1941
Dhaka, Bengal Presidency (current Bangladesh)
DiedAugust 20, 1971(1971-08-20) (aged 29)
Thatta, West Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan (till March 1971)  Bangladesh (after 1971)
Service / branch Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1963- 1971 (his death)
RankFlight Lieutenant
UnitNo. 2 Squadron
Battles / warsIndo-Pakistan War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War
AwardsBir Sreshtho
Spouse(s)Milly Rahman

Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman (Template:Lang-bn) or M. Matiur Rahman (October 29, 1941 in Dhaka – August 20, 1971 in Thatta) was a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) when the Liberation War broke out.

For his attempt to hijack a military plane from the PAF and support the state of Bangladesh , he was decorated with the Bir Sreshtho award by Bangladesh which is the highest honor given.

Biography

Matiur Rahman was born on 29th october, 1941 in Old Dhaka Aga Sadek Road 109 in his ancestral houses "Happy Lodge". He has 9 brothers and two sisters. His father was Maulvi Abdus Samad and his mother was Syeda Khatun mobarakunnesa. He graduated from Dhaka Collegiate School.He joined Pakistan Air Force in 1961 and was playing a double game with Pakistan. He was regularly taking instructions from Indian forces and money to hijack Pakistani air force fighter. Although, he claimed to be a Muslim but he was actually betraying against his own Islamic country. Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman smuggled the family of Group Captain Taher Quddus on Royal Saudi Arabian C-130 transport plane bound for Riyadh during the liberation war of Bangladesh. He was involved in smuggling and regularly planning to kill his Muslim colleagues who were serving PAF.

Death

He was an instructor pilot in Masroor Air Base in 1971. With the start of Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation war, Matiur Rahman wanted to contribute to the independence of Bangladesh. On 20 August, 1971 Rahman saw Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas about to take off and so he asked to join him. He attempted to hijack in midair the T-33 trainer from Karachi, Pakistan to India in order to join the Liberation movement of Bangladesh. He knocked out Rashid to that purpose. Rashid regained consciousness and a struggle to control the plane started. As a result, the plane crashed near the border of India. Rahman's body, which was found near the crash site, was buried at the military graveyard at Masroor Air Base. Rahman's widow, Milly, and his two infant daughters were imprisoned for a month by Pakistan Air Force, and were released on September 29, 1971.

Grave transfer

Matiur Rahman's grave

After over 30 years of negotiations, Rahman's body was finally returned to Bangladesh on 24 June, 2006 for a ceremonial and highly symbolic reburial in 2006. Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson Tasneem Aslam described it as a 'goodwill gesture'. He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard, in Mirpur, Dhaka, with full military honours. His original burial in a nondescript grave in fourth class employees graveyard in Pakistan and the hanging of his photo at the entrance of Mashrur Airbase identifying him as a Traitor had been a sore point between Bangladesh and Pakistan for decades.

Rahman with Waleed Ehsanul Karim and Momtaz (later became Bangladeshi air chief)

Legacy

The Bangladesh Air Force's Air Base at Jessore is also named after him. The air force also gives out a trophy named after him for best performance in the flying training.

See also

References

  1. ^ Manik, Julfikar Ali. "Year ends with a milestone for women". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ Matiur's remains received in state honour, Daily Star, June 25, 2006.
  3. Reporter. "Bangladesh 'war hero' goes home". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. Staff. "QUICK FACT". freedom-fighter.info. freedom-fighter.info. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. Quddus, Farhan. "Tribute to a father". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. INP. "August 20 marks the death anniversary of Rashid Minhas". nation.com.pk/. NAWAIWAQT GROUP OF NEWSPAPERS. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. Staff. "42nd Martyrdom Anniversary Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed [Nishan-e-Hyder.]". shaheedfoundation.org. Shaheed Foundation Pakistan. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. APP. "Rashid Minhas 39th death anniversary observed today". aaj.tv. News BR group. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. Md Selim (2012). "Rahman, Birsrestha Matiur". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  10. Rahman, Waadur. "Give Shakeel Afridi a fair trial!". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune News Network. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. Rahman, Milly, Bir Shreshtho Matiur Smarak Grantho, Agami Prokashoni, Dhaka, 2005. pages 70–73.
  12. Abbas, Zaffar. "Bengali hero's remains given back". http://news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  13. Rahman, Ashiqur. "Elegy for a Bir Sreshtha". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  14. Special Correspondent. "President parade held at BAF Academy". theindependentbd.com. Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2015. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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