Faruk-e-Azam
Faruk-e-Azam | |
|---|---|
| Adviser to the Interim Government | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Faruk-e-Azam is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Interim Government.[1] He is a freedom fighter and awarded Bir Protik, a naval commando and a sub-commander of Operation Jackpot.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Faruk-e-Azam was born in Hathazari, Chittagong. He passed intermediate at the beginning of the Liberation war of 1971.[3]
Role in the Liberation war
[edit]In 1971, Faruk was in Khulna at the beginning of the Liberation War. He overcame many obstacles to reach Chattogram.
On May 6, he crossed the border and took shelter in India's Harina Youth Camp. During his stay there, he was enlisted in the navy. After two months of training in Palashi, he was chosen for the Operation Jackpot.
Three teams were selected to attack the port on August 16, 1971. One team could not reach Chattogram, but the other two teams, comprising 37 members, participated in the attack, with AW Chowdhury as the captain. Faruk was a sub-commander of "Operation Jackpot", one of the biggest operations against the Pakistan occupation forces carried out in Chattogram port.[4]
Career
[edit]Faruk was one of the organisers of the first Bijoy Mela in Chattogram in 1989 and was an active member of the Forum for Planned Chattogram.
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Advisers to the interim government, The Daily Star, 9 August 2024
- ^ "Faruk-e-Azam". দৈনিক কালবেলা. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Advisers to the interim government, The Daily Star, 9 August 2024