A. K. M. Miraj Uddin

A. K. M. Miraj Uddin
এ কে এম মিরাজ উদ্দিন
Born	(1948-03-11)11 March 1948 Vatikanda, Harirampur, East Pakistan
Disappeared	8 December 1971 (aged 23) Old Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Status	Missing for 52 years, 11 months and 12 days
Nationality	Pakistani (1948 – 25 March 1971) Bangladeshi (26 March – 8 December 1971)
Other names	Alok
Education	Nabakumar Institution Jagannath College Dhaka University
Occupations	Athlete student
Years active	1963–1970
Known for	Athletics, freedom fighter
Sports career
Sport	Hurdling, pole vault and long jump
Medal record National Inter-School Sports Competition Representing Nabakumar Institution 1963 Hurdling 1963 Pole vault 1963 Long jump Pakistan provincial sports competition Representing East Pakistan 1964 Lahore Hurdling 1964 Lahore Pole vault 1964 Lahore Long jump Inter-college sports competition Representing Jagannath College 1965 Hurdling 1965 Pole vault 1965 Long jump 10th Pakistan National Games Representing East Pakistan 1966 Lahore Pole vault Inter-University Sport Competition Representing Dhaka University 1970 Hurdling 1970 Pole vault 1970 Long jump
Updated on 2020-11-20

A. K. M. Miraj Uddin (born 11 March 1948 – disappeared 8 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi athlete, politician and a freedom fighter. As an athlete, he achieved success in hurdling, pole vault and long jump in primary and secondary school. He also competed in Pakistani national sporting events from 1963 to 1970, setting multiple records. He is considered one of the best athletes of Bangladesh's pre-independence era.^[1] He fought in various battlefields of Manikganj as an active freedom fighter in Bangladesh Liberation War. He was captured by the Pakistani army during the war and later went missing. The Shaheed Miraj–Tapan Stadium in Manikganj was named in honour of him and another martyred freedom fighter Tapan Chowdhury.