Sheikh Jamal
Sheikh Jamal | |
|---|---|
 Kader Siddiqui (left) and Sheikh Jamal (right) at the first public meeting after liberation in Polton, Dhaka (1971) | |
| Native name | শেখ জামাল |
| Born | 28 April 1954 Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 15 August 1975 (aged 21) Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Service |  Bangladesh Army |
| Years of service | 1971–1975 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Alma mater | Dhaka College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Military Academy of the University of Defence |
| Spouse(s) | Parveen Jamal (Rosy) |
| Relations | See Tungipara Sheikh family |
Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,[1][2] the first president of Bangladesh.[3]
Early life
[edit]Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. He was Mujib's third child out of five.[4] His sister, Sheikh Hasina, would become prime minister of Bangladesh in 1996.[5]
Jamal, after a period of studies at BAF Shaheen College Dhaka, finished his matriculation from Dhaka Residential Model College in Dhaka.[6] He passed his HSC from Dhaka College. He learned playing guitar at a music institution and was also a good cricketer.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Detained with his mother and other members of the family at a house in Dhanmondi during the war of Liberation in 1971, Jamal found the means to escape and cross over to a liberated zone, where he joined the struggle to free the country. While a student of Dhaka College, Jamal traveled to Yugoslavia for military training under the auspices of the Yugoslav army. Subsequently, he trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Great Britain. He joined the Bangladesh Army as a second lieutenant in the East Bengal Regiment.[3][7][8]
Death and legacy
[edit]He was married to his paternal first cousin Parveen Jamal Rosy (1956–1975) on 17 July 1975. Jamal's father and Rosy's mother were siblings.[citation needed]
Jamal and his wife Rosy were killed along with other members of his family (parents, brothers, uncle, sister-in-law) during the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9][10] The professional sports club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club[11] and Sheikh Jamal Stadium in Faridpur town are named after him.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "34th anniversary of Bangabandhu murder: National Mourning Day today". The New Nation. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
Bangabandhu's wife Begum Fazilatunnesa, three sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russel...
- ^ Islam, Nurul (2001). Bangabandhu in the eye of his personal physician. Anwara-Nur Welfare Trust. pp. 114–115. OCLC 50519205.
- ^ a b "Sheikh Jamal". Bangladesh Awami League. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "My Friend Shaheed Sheikh Kamal". The Daily Star (Op-ed). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Businessmen to grab sports". The Daily Star. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
Dhanmondi Club, now a limited company, has been named after Sheikh Jamal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's slain brother...
- ^ "Martyrs of 15th August 1975". Awami League. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Jyoti Sen (1981). Bangladesh, in Blood and Tears. Naya Prokash. p. 50.
- ^ "Be ready to make any sacrifice, PM asks army". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh Coup: A Day of Killings". The New York Times. 23 August 1975.
- ^ "In pain, in anger". The Daily Star. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Safwan made president of Sheikh Jamal". The Daily Star. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Hasina visits the house of her daughter's in-laws in Faridpur". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
External links
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Media related to Sheikh Jamal at Wikimedia Commons
- bangabandhu.org, picture of Sheikh Jamal and other family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
