Khurshid Uddin Ahmed

Khurshid Uddin Ahmed (died 22 April 2013)[1] was a Bangladesh Army Brigadier General who served in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2] He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award in 2021.[3]

Khurshid Uddin Ahmed
খুরশিদ উদ্দিন আহমেদ
Personal details
Died (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materDhaka Medical College
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Branch/service Bangladesh Army
Years of service1956-1982
RankBangladesh-army-OF-6 Brigadier General
UnitArmy Medical Corps
Commands
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Background

Ahmed was a student of Dhaka Medical College during the Bengali language movement in 1952.[1]

Ahmed was an accuse in the 1968 Agartala Conspiracy Case.[4]

References

  1. "Obituary". The Daily Star. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. "Accused to get state recognition". The Daily Star. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. "Swadhinata Padak 2021: Nine people, BARC picked". The Daily Star. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. "Agartala Conspiracy Case - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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