Munshi Mohammad Fazle Kader

Munshi Mohammad Fazle Kader was appointed a fourth class employee of Assistant High Commission of Pakistan in Kolkata on 24 April 1953.^[1] After starting Liberation War of Bangladesh the Flag of Bangladesh had been hoisted by Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Bangladesh Assistant High Commission of Kolkata M Hossain Ali in Assistant in Bangladesh Assistant High Commission of Kolkata on 18 April 1971. It was the first incident of hoisting Flag of Bangladesh in a foreign country. Munshi Mohammad Fazle Kader was with him at the time of hoisting.^[1]

He did not get his salary regularly at the time of Liberation War of Bangladesh but, he did not quit his job at that time.^[2] He retired from the job on 24 April 2003 but, he was appointed for three more years on agreement appointment.^[1] He received Friends of Liberation War Honour on 24 March 2012 from Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his contribution to the Liberation War of Bangladesh.^[2][3]

Munshi Mohammad Fazle Kader died on 4 July 2019 at the age of 90 in his village Ketupur which is situated in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal.^[1]