Abu Osman Chowdhury

Abu Osman Chowdhury
Native name
আবু ওসমান চৌধুরী
Born(1936-01-01)1 January 1936
Faridganj, Bengal, British India
Died5 September 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 84)
CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Buried
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (Before 1971)
Service / branch
Years of service1958-1976
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
Battles / warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Bangladesh Liberation War
Awards Independence Day Award

Abu Osman Chowdhury (1 January 1936 – 5 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi war hero and freedom fighter. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served as the commander of Sector 8 of the Bangladesh Forces that covered the present-day Kushtia, Jashore, Khulna, Barishal, Faridpur and Patuakhali regions.[1]

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