Shawkat Ali (freedom fighter)

Shawkat Ali
Native name	শওকত আলী
Born	c. 1952 Naogaon, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died	July 4, 2020(2020-07-04) (aged 67–68) Chattogram, Bangladesh
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service / branch	Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1971 - 1996
Rank	Major
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Sub-Commander of Sector – I 2IC of 8th East Bengal Regiment DQ of 81st Infantry Brigade
Battles / wars	Bangladesh Liberation War
Awards	Bir Protik
Children	2[1]

Shawkat Ali (c. 1952 – July 4, 2020) was a fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War and a former officer of the Bangladesh Army. For his immense bravery during the war, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik. He served as the sub-sector commander of Sector 1.[2][3]

Early life

Shawkat Ali was born around 1952 in the village of Khatteswar, Raninagar Upazila, Naogaon. He lived with his family in the Nasirabad Properties area of Chattogram. In 1968, he passed his matriculation and enrolled in Chattogram College, where he completed his intermediate studies in 1970. By 1971, he was a second-year honors student at Dhaka University.[4][5]

Role in the Liberation War

Shawkat Ali fought directly alongside a segment of the 8th East Bengal Regiment during the resistance phase in Chattogram. He served as the sub-sector commander of Sector 1 in the Liberation War. For his immense bravery during the war, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik.

Death

Shawkat Ali passed away on July 4, 2020, while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Combined Military Hospital (CMH). He was buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Garib Ullah Shah Mazar in Chattogram.[1][6]

References

1. "Liberation War sub-sector commander Major (Retd) Shawkat Ali (Bir Pratik) dies". The Business Standard. July 5, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
2. {{Cite web |last=ডেস্ক |first=প্রথম আলো |date=June 15, 2021 |script-title=bn:শওকত আলী, বীর প্রতীক |url=https://1971.prothomalo.com/freedom-fighters-info/gallantry-awardees/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=[[Prothom Alo}}]]
3. Janata Bank (2012). একাত্তরের বীরযোদ্ধাদের অবিস্মরণীয় জীবনগাঁথা খেতাবপ্রাপ্ত মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সম্মাননা স্মারকগ্রন্থ [Unforgettable biographies of the heroes of the 1970s titled Freedom Fighters Commemorative Book] (in Bengali). জনতা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড [Janatā Byāṃka Limiṭeḍa]. p. 140. ISBN 978-984-33-5144-9. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
4. মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সাব সেক্টর কমান্ডার শওকত আলী আর নেই [Shaukat Ali, sub sector commander of the liberation war, is no more]. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
5. মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সাব সেক্টর কমান্ডার বীর প্রতীক মেজর শওকত আলী আর নেই [Major Shaukat Ali, the sub-sector commander of the Liberation War, is no more]. Desh Rupantor.
6. "FF Shawkat Ali passes away". Daily Sun. July 5, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2024.