| Sheikh Jamal | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1954 Tungipara, Gopalganj, Bangladesh |
| Died | August 15, 1975 Dhaka |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Rank | Commissioned Officer |
| Unit | Bangladesh Army |
| Battles/wars | Liberation War of Bangladesh |
Sheikh Jamal(Bengali:শেখ জামাল) was the second son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,[1] the founding leader of Bangladesh.[2] He was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on April 28, 1954. He was a valiant freedom fighter. Sheikh Jamal is the slain brother of current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.[3] He was married on July 17, 1975. Sheikh Jamal was assassinated on August 15, 1975.
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Sheikh Jamal, after a period of studies at B A F Shaheen College, finished his matriculation from Dhaka Residential Model College in Dhaka. He passed HSC from Dhaka College. He learned playing guitar at a music institution and was also a good cricketer.
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 Sandhurst Army Academy. After the training, he joined Bangladesh Army as a Commissioned Officer. He valiantly struggled to free Bangladesh from the rule of Pakistan.[2]