AKM Asadul Haq
Major AKM Asadul Haq | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1928 Sandwip, Bengal, British India (now Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 17 April 1971 (aged 42) Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Service/ |  Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1953 - 1971 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | Army Medical Corps |
| Known for | Martyred Intellectual |
| Battles/wars | |
| Alma mater | Chittagong College Dhaka Medical College |
Alamgirul Kamaluddin Mohammed Asadul Haq was a Bangladeshi physician and an army officer in the Pakistan Army who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.[1]
Early life[edit]
Haq was born on 1 December 1928 at Santoshpur, Sandwip Upazila, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British Raj. He graduated from Kathghar High School in 1944 and from Chittagong College in 1946. He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1952. He was harassed by police during his internship in Dhaka Medical College for treating protesters injured in the 1952 Language Movement.[1]
Career[edit]
In 1953 Haq joined the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. He completed his FCPS in Quetta, West Pakistan and FRCS from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1962. From 1956 to 1970 he served in various Combined Military Hospitals of Pakistan Army including in Abbottabad Cantonment, Bagh, Azad Kashmir, Jessore Cantonment, Multan Cantonment, and Sargodha Cantonment. In 1970 he was appointed commanding officer of the Armed Forces Medical Store Depot in Chittagong Cantonment.[1]
Death[edit]
Haq was arrested along with his family after the start of Operation Searchlight by Pakistan Army on 25 March 1971. They were imprisoned inside the Combined Medical Hospital. He along with some other Bengali Army officers were executed by Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Reaz, Bayzid Khurshid. "Haq, Major AKM Asadul". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 January 2018.