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University of Calcutta.
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Quazi Nuruzzaman
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Bangladesh was divided into eleven sectors and each of those sectors had a Sector Commander who would direct the guerrilla warfare. Nuruzzaman received his education from the exclusive Saint Xavier"s College, Calcutta majoring in chemistry. Subsequently he joined the British Indian Navy but due to Jawaharlal Nehru"s persuasion, he joined the Armed forces and completed his training from Royal School of Artillery in United Kingdom. He went on to become Major but decided to leave the armed forces.
Since he was a Bengali in the Pakistan Army, he was subject to racial discrimination.
He did not sacrifice his dignity, and one such example was his comment against Ayub Khan. Only people from good families can recognise other people from good ones.
Achievements
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He was appointed Commander of Sector 7 and played a key role in Bangladesh"s achieving independence from Pakistan during the 1971 war. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War as Sector Commander and was awarded the Bir Uttom award, which is the second-highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh. As thousands of Mukti Bahini volunteers, mostly farmers, were killed and did not receive any recognition, he chose not to accept any gallantry award. He rejected the Bir Uttom award.
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March 6, 2011 (aged 85) -
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Bangladeshi