Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique | |
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আবদুল কাদের সিদ্দিকী | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament | |
In office 2001–2008 | |
Preceded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
Succeeded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
Constituency | Tangail-8 |
In office 1996–1999 | |
Preceded by | Humayun Khan Panni |
Succeeded by | Shawkat Momen Shahjahan |
Constituency | Tangail-8 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan |
Political party | Krishak Sramik Janata League |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
Spouse | Nasrin Siddique |
Relatives | Abdul Latif Siddiqui (brother)[1] |
Awards | Bir Uttom |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh |
Branch/service | Mukti Bahini |
Unit | Kaderia Bahini |
Battles/wars | Bangladesh 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]
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