Career
During the nations war of independence Group Captain Tawab was barred from participating in the struggle due to internal politics spearheaded by A.K. Khandker. However, he remained in contact with General Osmani, and after 16 December 1971, Tawab immediately returned to Bangladesh and General M.A.G. Osmani appointed Tawab as his principal deputy with the rank of Air Commodore at the Bangladesh Forces interim Headquarters in the older 14 Division Headquarters"s office of Pakistan Army at Dhaka Cantoment. Within a short period of three months Tawab played his part in the creation and organization of, while A. K. Khandker remained in India under the Indian authorities which to this day remains a mystery.
Though a short lived tenure, along with Osamni"s resignation as Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Forces on April 21, 1972, Tawab had to leave the country due to political meddling of the Awami League administration spearheaded by none other than Khandker.
After Sheikh Mujib"s assassination in August 1975, Tawab was immediately recalled from West Germany to active duty by Major Dalim upon then Wing Commander M. Hamidullah Khan"s advice. Air Vice Marshal A. K. Khandker was promptly dismissed, and Tawab was reinstated to and appointed the Chief of Air Staff with the rank of Air Vice Marshal.
During Tawabs command reemerged as an active department of armed forces of Bangladesh and received its accurate transformation and structuring. In less than two years, under Tawab"s tremendous and dedication hard work he created the Ground Defense Command under the office of the ACOS for tactical base defense and the Academy.
M. G. Tawab retired from in 1977 and returned to West Germany.
He died in Munich on February 23, 1999 from prostate cancer after several years of heroic fight against this deadly affliction. Tawab was born in a village near Sylhet, of Bengal Province, British Indian Empire, on July 1, 1930. After graduating college Tawab joined the Pakistan Air Force and was commissioned with the 9th GD(P) course as a pilot officer in the PAF. He graduated from PAF College Risalpur on September 15, 1951.
Tawab excelled in the PAF by reputation and professionally as well as in In 1975, Tawab was promoted to Air Vice Marshal and appointed as Chief of Air Staff of
Tawab left the PAF in the summer of 1971 and went to Bangkok, Thailand, from where he tried to join forces with General M A G Osmani at 8 Theatre Road, Calcutta, India.
He was barred by Indian authorities under the influence of A.K. Khandker to participate in the glorious war of independence in 1971. With his excellent record as a highly qualified fighter pilot, he with a little effort got a job as a test pilot with a German aircraft manufacturing company and as instructor pilot with a flying school there.
He was a dare-devil and liked challenges wherever he found them. After retirement Tawab returned to Munich Germany and started indenting business of sorts.
