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| |name = Matiur Rahman | |||
| |native_name = মতিউর রহমান | |||
| |native_name_lang= bn | |||
| |image = Bir Shreshto Flt. Lft. Matiur Rahman-6.png | |||
| |image_size = 200px | |||
| |caption = Matiur Rahman ranked as Flt. Lt. (c.1967) | |||
| |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|11|29}} | |||
| |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|08|20|1941|11|29}} | |||
| |birth_place = ], ], ] (now ]) | |||
| |death_place = ], ] | |||
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| |allegiance = {{Flag|Pakistan}} (till March 1971) (Died in 1971) {{Flag|Bangladesh}} (from March 1971) | |||
| |branch = {{air force|Pakistan}} | |||
| |serviceyears = 1963–71 (his death) | |||
| |rank = ] | |||
| |servicenumber=PAK-4367 | |||
| |unit = ] | |||
| |commands = | |||
| |battles = ]<br/> ] | |||
| |awards = ] | |||
| |spouse = Milly Rahman<ref name="auto"/> | |||
| |laterwork = | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Matiur Rahman''' (29 November 1941{{snd}}20 August 1971) was a flight lieutenant of ] and a recipient of ], Bangladesh's highest military gallantry award for his actions during the ]. | |||
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| He attempted to escape from Pakistan and join the Bangladesh Liberation War, to hijack a ] aircraft<ref name="bangladeshcontinual.blogspot.com.au">http://bangladeshcontinual.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/bir-sreshtho-matiur-rahman.html</ref> being flown by a 21 year old Pilot Officer ], who was conducting his second solo flight. Rahman stopped the aircraft on the runway, climbed into the cockpit and steered the aircraft toward the Indian border, but ] fought against him through the mechanically linked controls. Minhas then released the canopy, and since he was not properly strapped in, Rahman flew out of the cockpit. The jet was flying too low for Minhas to recover so it crashed, killing him. For his support to the state of Bangladesh, Rahman was decorated by Bangladesh with the Bir Sreshtho award.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |date=25 June 2006 |title=Bangladesh 'war hero' goes home |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5112868.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
| Disclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Matiur Rahman was born on 29 November 1941 in ] Aga Sadek Road<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rahman,_Birsrestha_Matiur|title=Rahman, Birsrestha Matiur – Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> 109 in his ancestral houses "Mobarok Lodge". His father was Maulvi Abdus Samad and his mother was Syeda Khatun Mobarakunnesa. Among nine brothers and two sisters, Rahman was the sixth.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| He completed his primary education at ]. After that he was admitted into ] in West Pakistan. On 15 August 1961, he joined the ] (then Pakistan Air Force College) at Risalpur.<ref name="bangladeshcontinual.blogspot.com.au"/> On 22 June 1963, Matiur Rahman was commissioned as a pilot officer from the 36th GD(P) Course and was posted at No. 2 Squadron of Mauripur Air Base (now Masroor) at Karachi in West Pakistan. After that he successfully completed the Jet Conversion Training on T-33 jet trainers in that base. He successfully passed the course with a mark of 75.66% and was earmarked for Fighter Conversion Training. Fighter Conversion Training took place in ] Jets, this course he passed with a mark of 81%. He was posted in Peshawar (in No.19 Squadron) due to his bright result in the Fighter Conversion Course.<ref name="bangladeshcontinual.blogspot.com.au"/><ref name=":0" /><ref>http://mukti-bahini.blogspot.com/2010/03/bengali-top-gun-paf.html</ref> | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
| His rank was Flying Officer during the ]. After the war, he went back to Sargodha to attend the Mig Conversion Course. He was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant in 1967. | |||
| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| ==During the Bangladesh Liberation War== | |||
| Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman smuggled the family of Group Captain Taher Quddus on Royal Saudi Arabian ] bound for Riyadh during the ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quddus|first1=Farhan|title=Tribute to a father|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2014/sep/04/tribute-father|work=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
| Matiur Rahman and his family went to ] for a two-month vacation at the end of January 1971. He was staying in the village of Ramanagar in Raypur during the military operation of 25 March 1971 conducted by the ] in the name of ]. Despite being a member of the PAF, Rahman opened a training camp in Vairab and started training Bengali people who were willing to join the ]. He formed a small defence force with the willing members and a few collected weapons. His camp was bombed by the PAF on 14 April 1971. But Rahman anticipated the attack beforehand and changed the place of his camp. Thus, his crew and he was saved from the bombing. Rahman returned to Dhaka on 23 April and then returned to Karachi on 9 May with his family. | |||
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| ==Death== | |||
| Matiur Rahman was an instructor pilot at ] in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2014 |title=August 20 marks the death anniversary of Rashid Minhas |url=http://nation.com.pk/karachi/20-Aug-2014/august-20-marks-the-death-anniversary-of-rashid-minhas |newspaper=The Nation |accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> He was planning to defect to India with a plane to join the Bangladesh Liberation War. On 20 August 1971, Pilot Officer ] was scheduled to fly with a Lockheed T-33 training plane. Rahman saw Minhas about to take off and asked to join him, he jumped into the instructor seat.<ref>{{cite web|title=42nd Martyrdom Anniversary Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed – SFP News|url=http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/foundationnews.asp?id=2165|website=www.shaheedfoundation.org|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> He attempted to hijack the T-33 in midair from Karachi, Pakistan to India to join the liberation movement. Minhas sent a message to control tower that he has been hijacked. Minhas wrestled with Rahman for control and crashed the plane in Pakistan's territory which caused the death of both pilots. The plane never crossed into India's airspace and crashed near the border but in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|last1=APP|title=Rashid Minhas 39th death anniversary observed today|url=http://aaj.tv/2010/08/rashid-minhas-39th-death-anniversary-observed-today/|website=Aaj News|publisher=AAJ NEWS.|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| ==Grave transfer== | |||
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| 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'.<ref>{{cite news |last=Abbas |first=Zaffar |date=20 April 2006 |title=Bengali hero's remains given back |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4928268.stm |work=BBC News |accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref> He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard, in Mirpur, Dhaka, with full military honours.<ref name="dstar">{{cite news |date=25 June 2006 |title=Matiur's remains received in state honour |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/06/25/d6062501129.htm |newspaper=]}}</ref> His original burial in a 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rahman|first1=Ashiqur|title=Elegy for a Bir Sreshtha|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/03/24/d5032401098.htm|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
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| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| ==In fiction== | |||
| There is a docudrama based on Matiur's life named '''Ognibolaka''' where Bangladeshi film actor ] has acted in the role of Matiur and television actress ] played the role of his wife Mili. | |||
| There have a Bengali film named "Ostistte Amar Desh" based on Matiur's life, directed by "khiljir hayat khan". His wife "Mili Rahman" was co-writer of this film and also acted here.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} | |||
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| ==Legacy== | |||
| The ]'s Air Base at ] is also named after him.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Manik |first1=Julfikar Ali |title=Year ends with a milestone for women |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/jan/01/year-ends-milestone-women |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=18 June 2015}}</ref> The air force also gives out a trophy named after him for best performance in the flying training.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 June 2015 |title=President parade held at BAF Academy |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/4127 |location=Dhaka |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref> Birshreshto Matiur Rahman trophy (a.k.a. Golden Pen award), named after him, is also awarded for the best Individual Research Paper of Air Wing in Defence Services Command and Staff College. Dining halls in the ] of Bangladesh are also named after him. | |||
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| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
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| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
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| “They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers. | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| “They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers. | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| “They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers. | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| “They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers. | |||
| The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. | |||
| The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5. | |||
| Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14. | |||
| “They gave electric shocks to my brother right on | |||
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The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right onDisclaimer: The contents of the article below might cause distress to some readers.
The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army.
The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan region of its autonomy on August 5.
Khan, 26, from Hirpora village in Shopian district, says he was dragged out and blindfolded along with his brother, who has learning difficulties, on August 14.
“They gave electric shocks to my brother right on