Bir Sreshtho

Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir

Born7 March 1949, Barishal
ServiceCorps of Engineers
Sector7 (Mahdipur sub-sector)
Killed14 December 1971
BuriedChoto Sona Masjid, Shibganj

Joining the war

Commissioned into the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers in 1968, he was serving in West Pakistan in 1971. He escaped, crossed the border and joined the Liberation War.

The battle for Chapainawabganj

As commander of the Mahdipur sub-sector of Sector 7 he led several operations. On 14 December, two days before victory, he was killed after crossing the Mahananda in the fight to free Chapainawabganj.

Sources
  1. Banglapedia, "Jahangir, Captain Mohiuddin".
  2. Bangladesh Gazette, gallantry awards, 1973.

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