Faruk-e-Azam is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Interim Government.[3] He is a freedom fighter and awarded Bir Protik, a naval commando and a sub-commander of Operation Jackpot.[4]
Faruk-e-Azam | |
|---|---|
| ফারুক-ই-আজম | |
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| Adviser to the Interim Government | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chittagong, British India |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Awards |  Bir Protik |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch/service |  Bangladesh Navy[2] |
| Battles/wars | Bangladesh Liberation War[1] |
Early life and education
editFaruk-e-Azam was born in Hathazari, Chittagong. He passed intermediate at the beginning of the Liberation war of 1971.[5]
Role in the Liberation war
editIn 1971, Faruk was in Khulna at the beginning of the Liberation War. He overcame many obstacles to reach Chattogram.[6]
On May 6, he crossed the border and took shelter in India's Harina Youth Camp. During his stay there, he was enlisted in the navy. After two months of training in Palashi, he was chosen for the Operation Jackpot.[7]
Three teams were selected to attack the port on August 16, 1971. One team could not reach Chattogram, but the other two teams, comprising 37 members, participated in the attack, with AW Chowdhury as the captain. Faruk was a sub-commander of "Operation Jackpot", one of the biggest operations against the Pakistan occupation forces carried out in Chattogram port.[8]
Career
editFaruk was one of the organisers of the first Bijoy Mela in Chattogram in 1989 and was an active member of the Forum for Planned Chattogram.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
- ^ ডেস্ক, কালবেলা. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টা কে ফারুক-ই আজমের পরিচয়". কালবেলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Dey, Arun Bikash (3 December 2021). "Operation Jackpot: A mission that rattled Pakistan". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Faruk-e-Azam". দৈনিক কালবেলা. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (10 August 2024). "ফারুক-ই-আজম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ "Ex-Naval commando, fmr Election Commissioner, and more: Meet Bangladesh's interim govt". The Indian Express. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Who are the 16 advisors to Bangladesh's new interim government?". bdnews24.com. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারে বীরপ্রতীক, কে ফারুক ই আজম". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 August 2024.