AKM Asadul Haq
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Born1 December 1928
Died17 April 1971 (aged 42)
Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Allegiance
Bangladesh
Pakistan (before 1971)
Bangladesh
Pakistan (before 1971)Branch
Bangladesh Army
Pakistan Army
Bangladesh Army
Pakistan ArmyAKM Asadul Haq | |
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| Born | 1 December 1928 |
| Died | 17 April 1971 (aged 42) Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Branch | Bangladesh Army Pakistan Army |
| Service years | 1953 - 1971 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Army Medical Corps |
| Known for | Martyred Intellectual |
| Conflicts | |
| Alma mater | Chittagong College Dhaka Medical College |
Shaheed Alamgirul Kamaluddin Mohammed Asadul Haq was a Bangladeshi physician and an army officer in the Pakistan Army who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh.[1]
Haq was born on 1 December 1928 at Santoshpur, Sandwip Upazila, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British Raj. He graduated from Kathghar High School in 1944 and from Chittagong College in 1946. He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1952. He was harassed by police during his internship at Dhaka Medical College for treating protesters injured in the 1952 Language Movement.[1]