Bangladeshi army officer (1954–1975)
Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ,[1] [2] the first president of Bangladesh .[3]
Early life
Jamal was born at Tungipara , Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. He was Mujib 's third child out of five.[4] He was a freedom fighter . His sister, Sheikh Hasina , is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh .[5]
Jamal, after a period of studies at BAF Shaheen College Dhaka , finished his matriculation from Dhaka Residential Model College in Dhaka .[6] He passed his HSC from Dhaka College . He learned playing guitar at a music institution and was also a good cricketer .
He was married to his paternal first cousin Parveen Jamal Rosy (1956-1975) on July 17, 1975. Jamal’s father and Rosy’s mother were siblings.
Career
Detained with his mother and other members of the family at a house in Dhanmondi during the war of Liberation in 1971, Jamal found the means to escape and cross over to a liberated zone, where he joined the struggle to free the country. While a student of Dhaka College, Jamal traveled to Yugoslavia for military training under the auspices of the Yugoslav army. Subsequently, he trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Great Britain . He joined the Bangladesh Army as a second lieutenant in the East Bengal Regiment .[3] [7] [8]
Death and legacy
Jamal and his wife Rosy were killed along with other members of his family (parents, brothers, uncle, sister-in-law) during the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .[9] The professional sports club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club [10] and Sheikh Jamal Stadium in Faridpur town are named after him.[11]
References
^ "34th anniversary of Bangabandhu murder: National Mourning Day today" . The New Nation . 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2009-09-30 . Bangabandhu's wife Begum Fazilatunnesa, three sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel...
^ Islam, Nurul (2001). Bangabandhu in the eye of his personal physician . Anwara-Nur Welfare Trust. pp. 114–115. OCLC 50519205 .
^ a b "Sheikh Jamal" . Bangladesh Awami League . Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2009-09-02 .
^ "My Friend Shaheed Sheikh Kamal" . The Daily Star . 2016-08-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-27 .
^ "Businessmen to grab sports" . The Daily Star . 2009-09-30. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-09-30 . Dhanmondi Club, now a limited company, has been named after Sheikh Jamal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's slain brother...
^ "Martyrs of 15th August 1975" . Awami League . Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-01 .
^ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1981-01-01). Bangladesh, in Blood and Tears . Naya Prokash. p. 50.
^ "Be ready to make any sacrifice, PM asks army" . Prothom Alo . Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-28 .
^ "In pain, in anger" . The Daily Star . 2017-08-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-27 .
^ "Safwan made president of Sheikh Jamal" . The Daily Star . 2017-03-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-27 .
^ "Hasina visits the house of her daughter's in-laws in Faridpur" . bdnews24.com . Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-27 .
External links
Media related to Sheikh Jamal at Wikimedia Commons