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Sheikh Kamal | |
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| শেখ কামাল | |
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| Born | 5 August 1949 |
| Died | 15 August 1975 (aged 26) Dacca, Bangladesh |
Cause of death | Assassination |
Resting place | Banani graveyard, Dhaka |
| Citizenship |
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| Education | Master's |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupations |
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| Organization | Abahani Limited Dhaka |
| Television | Triratna (1975) |
| Movement | Six point movement Anti-Ayub Movement Non-cooperation movement (1971) |
| Spouse | |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | See Tungipara Sheikh family |
| Family |
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| Awards | Independence Award National Sports Award |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
Branch |  Bangladesh Liberation Army  Bangladesh Army |
Service years | 1971–1973 |
Rank | Captain |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
| Commands |
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Conflicts | Bangladesh Liberation War |
Sheikh Kamal (5 August 1949 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician, athlete, and military officer. He was the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh,[1] and the younger brother of Sheikh Hasina, who would later become prime minister of Bangladesh. He was the founder of Abahani Limited Dhaka. He is considered as a youth icon in Bangladesh.[2]
Early life and education
Kamal completed his matriculation from Shaheen School, Dhaka,[3] in 1967 and his Higher Secondary Certificate Examination from Dhaka College in 1969.[4] Kamal was the general secretary of the Chatro League at Dhaka College. He was also an active participant in several nationalist movements, including the Six Point program, the 1968–69 Pakistan revolution, and the Non-cooperation movement (1971).[5] He practiced sitar at Chhayanaut, a school of music. He graduated with honors in sociology from the University of Dhaka. At the same time, he was involved in diverse cultural activities and a keen sportsman. He liked an athlete, Sultana Khuki, who was the first female blue of Dhaka University. On 14 July 1975, the couple married with the consent of the two families.[1]
Career
Kamal was an organizer of the Mukti Bahini guerrilla struggle in 1971. Kamal received a wartime commission in the Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Kamal worked as the aide-de-camp (ADC) of General Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Mukti Bahini, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. After independence, he left the military at the rank of captain to return to Dhaka University.[6]
Kamal, an avid sportsman, founded Abahani Limited Dhaka in 1972,[1] a popular sporting club in Bangladesh. He enjoyed football, badminton, volleyball, and other sports. Abahani went on to win many local championships and is considered one of the known football clubs in South Asia.[1][7]
Kamal was also a regular performer at Natyachakra, where he gained widespread acclaim for his acting in several plays. Among his notable performances were 'Danob' (The Monster), based on Maxim Gorky's 'The Devil' and directed by the eminent theater personality Mohammad Hamid; Bijon Bhattacharya's 'Nabanna'; and Al Mansur's 'Roller Ebong Nihoto LMG' and 'Ami Montri Hobo'. He secured first place in the inter-university drama competition.[5]
In April 1972, representing the Dhaka University Sanskriti Sangsad, he participated in the 'Bangladesh-India Friendship Cultural Exchange Fair' held in Kolkata. There, he played the lead role in the play 'Keu Kichu Bolte Pare Na', an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 'You Never Can Tell', translated by Munier Choudhury.[5] In 1975, Sheikh Kamal acted in the television series 'Triratna'. Only two episodes of the series were aired before his death. He also served as the director and scriptwriter for the series.[8]
Death
Kamal was perceived to be the successor to Sheikh Mujib.[9] Kamal and his wife were killed along with the rest of his family,[10][11] except for his sisters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, on 15 August 1975.[12]
Legacy
Controversy
1973 shootout
Near the end of 1973, Kamal was involved in a shootout in which he was inflicted with bullet injuries. Multiple claims have been made as to how the shootout occurred. However, a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army claimed that it was a case of friendly fire. Near the end of 1973, Bangladeshi security forces received intelligence that the left-wing revolutionary activist Siraj Sikder and his insurgents were going to launch coordinated attacks around Dhaka.[citation needed] Police and other security officers were on full alert and patrolling the streets of Dhaka in plain clothes. Kamal and his friends were armed and also patrolling the city in a microbus, looking for Siraj Sikder. When the microbus was in Dhanmondi, the police mistook Sheikh Kamal and his friends to be insurgents and opened fire on them, injuring Kamal.[13] However, it is also claimed that Kamal and his friends were in Dhanmondi to test drive a new car that his friend Iqbal Hassan Mahmood had bought recently. Since Dhaka was under heavy police patrol, police special forces under the command of then-city SP Mahamuddin Bir Bikrom opened fire on the car, thinking that the passengers were miscreants.[14]
Namesakes
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- Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, was named after him.[15]
- Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge on the Andharmanik River is also named after him.[16]
- The National Sports Council Award was previously named the Sheik Kamal NSC Award after him[17]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hoque, Shishir. "Before going to Germany on July 31, 1975, I asked Sheikh Kamal - what do you need? In reply, he requested that I bring Adidas boots for his players at Abahani". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Youth icon Sheikh Kamal's birth anniversary Thursday". Dhaka Tribune. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "OP-ED: The legacy of Sheikh Kamal". Dhaka Tribune. 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Biography of Sheikh Kamal". RTV.
- 1 2 3 Sarker, ABM Sarowar-E-Alom (5 August 2021). "স্মরণ: শেখ কামাল তারুণ্যের আইকন" [Remembrance: Sheikh Kamal, the youth icon]. The Business Standard (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Sheikh Kamal". The Asian Age (Open Blog). 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Abahani to recall Sheikh Kamal on 71st birth anniversary". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ "শেখ কামালের বহুমাত্রিকতা" [The Multidimensionality of Sheikh Kamal]. Bangladesh Awami League (in Bengali).
- ↑ Bangladesh Country Study Guide Strategic Information and Developments. Intl Business Pubns USA. 2012. p. 121. ISBN 978-1438773896. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Coup: A Day of Killings". The New York Times. 23 August 1975.
- ↑ "Mujib Reported Overthrown and Killed in a Coup by the Bangladesh Military". The New York Times. 15 August 1975.
- ↑ Mahbub, Sumon (15 August 2015). "Bangladesh plunges into mourning Bangabandhu on his 40th death anniversary". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Askari, Rashid (5 August 2016). "The story of an unsung hero". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "Sheikh Kamal the person I knew | banglanews24.com". banglanews24. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "NZ's Under-19 Cricket World Cup ends after Afghanistan put them in a spin". Stuff. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Hossain, Sohrab (28 January 2016). "Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "NSC Awards return to original name". The Daily Observer. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
External links
Media related to Sheikh Kamal at Wikimedia Commons
