Badiuzzaman Tunu

Bangladeshi freedom fighter (c.1929–2020)

Md. Badiuzzaman Tunu
মো. বদিউজ্জামান টুনু

Personal details
Born	c. 1929 Rajshahi District
Died	21 June 2020 (aged 91) Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
Spouse	Feroza Zaman
Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
Parent(s)	Abdul Gafur, Tairunnessa
Awards	Bir Pratik

Md. Badiuzzaman Tunu (c. 1929 – 21 June 2020) was a freedom fighter with the title of Bir Pratik (the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh) of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh.^[1]

Birth and early life

Md. Badiuzzaman Tunu was born in 1929 at his ancestral home at Laxmipur Jhautala in Rajshahi. His wife was Feroza Zaman (Ex Member of Parliament). He has 2 sons and 3 daughters. One son is a Canada expatriate. One daughter is an expatriate in Australia. 2 daughters live in Dhaka. One son lives in house at Laxmipur Jhautala in Rajshahi.^[2]

Career and role in liberation war

Badiuzzaman Tunu was working in a pharmaceutical company in 1971. He showed his bravery in guerrilla warfare and frontal warfare in different areas of Sector 7 with the training of war in India during the war of liberation. He was awarded the title of Bir Protik for his courage and bravery in the war of liberation. On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani army killed his elder brother's two sons, younger brother, brother-in-law and niece-in-law Nazmul Haque.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Death

Tunu died on 21 June 2020.^[6]

References

^ "Freedom fighters honoured in Rajshahi". The Business Standard. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Bir Protik Badiuzzaman Tunu passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Badiuzzaman Tunu Bir Protik passes away". The Daily Star. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "বীর প্রতীক বদিউজ্জামান টুনু আর নেই". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "চলে গেলেন বীরপ্রতীক বদিউজ্জামান টুনু". Jugantor. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Bir Protik Badiuzzaman Tunu no more". Daily Sun. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.