Abdul Kader Siddique

Bangabir
Abdul Kader Siddique
আবদুল কাদের সিদ্দিকী
Siddique in 2017
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
In office
2001–2008
Preceded byShawkat Momen Shahjahan
Succeeded byShawkat Momen Shahjahan
ConstituencyTangail-8
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byHumayun Khan Panni
Succeeded byShawkat Momen Shahjahan
ConstituencyTangail-8
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan
Political partyKrishak Sramik Janata League
Other political
affiliations
Bangladesh Awami League
SpouseNasrin Siddique
RelativesAbdul Latif Siddiqui (brother)[1]
Awards Bir Uttom
Military service
AllegianceBangladesh Bangladesh
Branch/service Mukti Bahini
UnitKaderia Bahini
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Abdul Kader Siddique (Bengali: আবদুল কাদের সিদ্দিকী) is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini member and organizer of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army.[2] The army was called Kaderia Bahini (Kader's Army).[3][4][5] At the end of the war in 1971, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces, signaling the end of the war.[6] He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999, he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party, the Krishak Sramik Janata League.[7]

  1. ^ "Kader Siddique's nomination cancelled, his party calls Tangail shutdown for Wednesday". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ Brian May, "Indian Army Arrests 'Tiger of Tangail' After Dacca Bayoneting", The Times, 21 December 1971, pg. 4.
  3. ^ Shakil, Mirza (13 December 2021). "In pictures: Kader Siddique and his 'Kaderia Bahini' during Liberation War". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ Shakil, Mirza (26 March 2021). "Operation Jahajmara: A turning point in the Liberation War history". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Tangail freed on this day". The Daily Star. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "Mukti Bahini". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 November 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference obaidul was invoked but never defined (see the help page).