Kader Siddique
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Kader Siddique (Bangla: কাদের সিদ্দিকী) is one of the most famous fighters and organizers of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Often hailed as Bagha (Tiger) Kader or Bongo Bir (Hero of Bengal), Siddique is the only civilian to be decorated as Bir Uttom (Great Hero) by the government of Bangladesh. He organized and fought with an estimated 50,000-strong army of civilians in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. This army was called Kaderia Bahini (Kader's Army). This group carried out many successful guerrilla operations in Tangail. Siddique was wounded at the Makrar battle near Balla village. Kaderia Bahini is notable for the capture of a Pakistani ship with large quantities of arms and ammunitions at Bhuapur [2]. At the end of the war, on December 16, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces [3], signalling the end of the war.
Siddique is now an MP in the parliament.
[edit] Allegation as War Criminals Against Kader Siddique
Abdul Kader Siddique is alleged as war criminals when the whole nation is celebrating the victory. Abdul Kader Siddique and his troops, Kaderia Bahini killed more than 50 innocent biharies on 18 December 1971 at Paltan Maidan adjacent to Dhaka Stadium by bayoneting.[1] Eminent Journalists Oriana Fallaci was one of the eye wittness of this killing. About 450000 biharies are killed in Bangladesh and 2000000 of them are forcedly deported from their house to be refuge at Dhaka, Nilphamary, Syedpur, Jessore, Khulna and all over the country. The Biharies are now staying in Jeneva Camp as Stateless People.[2] [3]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Interview with History by Oriana Fallaci- Fallaci took this interview on January 1972 and condemned Sheikh Mujib about the massacre against Biharies by Kader Siddique and Mukti Bahini
- ^ Sen, Sumit (1999)."Stateless Refugees and the Right to Return: the Bihari Refugees of South Asia, Part 1". International Journal of Refugee Law [1][3]
- ^ ="Bihari Refugees"
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