Khaled Mosharraf

Khaled Mosharraf was born on 9 November 1937 to a Bengali Muslim family in a village now known as Mosharrafganj in Islampur of Jamalpur subdivision at Mymensingh district, Bengal Province. He was a son of Mosharraf Hossain and Jamila Akhter. His family is described as being a landed clan and active in the politics of Bengal at the time. == Education and Army Training ==

Mosharraf completed his Matriculation examination in Cox Bazar High School in 1953 and IA examination from Dhaka College in 1955. During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, Mosharraf served as the adjutant of the 4th Bengal Regiment. Subsequently, he received additional training in West Germany and Britain and served as an instructor in the Kakul academy. == Bangladesh Liberation War ==

4th East Bengal Regiment During the outset of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Major Mosharraf was the Brigade Major of the 57th Infantry Brigade, which was based in Dhaka. On 22 March 1971, he was posted to Comilla as the Second in Command of the 4th East Bengal Regiment (EBR). After being informed by Major Shafaat Jamil of the situation in Dhaka, Mosharraf led a mutiny of the 4th EBR on 27 March. The troops of the 4th EBR wanted to go to Dhaka to fight the Pakistani army, but Mosharraf warned that: Mosharraf was wounded by a gunshot to the head on 23 October 1971, and was treated at a military hospital in Lucknow Cantonment. == Post-independence Bangladesh ==

After Bangladesh gained independence, Mosharraf was promoted to colonel and awarded Bir Uttom the second highest gallantry award of Bangladesh. He was initially appointed Chief of logistics at Army headquarters. Later, Mosharraf ameliorated to brigadier and posted as Chief of General Staff on 14 April 1972, replacing Major General Abdur Rab. Following the 15 August coup, the chain of command broke down in the Bangladesh army, as the junior officers who led the coup began 'acting like generals'. 7 November 1975 Coup Before Ziaur Rahman was arrested in the early hours of 3 November 1975, he made a phone call to his friend Lt. Colonel (retired) Abu Taher and urged him to do something. In response, Taher and his clandestine group Biplobi Shainik Sangstha (BSS) held meetings every night between 4 and 6 November in preparation for an uprising, which was launched during the early hours of 7 November. When the coup began, Mosharraf was at Bangabhaban, with A.T.M. Haider and Nazmul Huda. Upon realising that their 3 November coup had been undone, Khaled Mosharraf, A.T.M. Haider and Nazmul Huda left Bangabhaban to seek safety at the headquarters of the 10 Bengal Regiment. Although the soldiers of the 10 Bengal Regiment did not have any direct link to the Biplobi Shainik Sangstha, they came to know about the mutiny. Colonel Nawazesh, who was the commanding officer of the 10 Bengal Regiment, received a phone call from Ziaur Rahman, who asked Nawazesh to ensure the safety of Mosharraf and his companions. Nawazesh held a meeting with other officers of the 10 Bengal Regiment, during which two officers, Captain Asad and Captain Jalil allegedly said "Let the bastards come, we'll sort them out", referring to Mosharraf. == Assassination ==

When Mosharraf, Haider and Huda arrived at the headquarters of the 10 Bengal Regiment, Colonel Nawazesh climbed on top of a jeep and ordered the troops not to harm the three men. However, the soldiers were defiant and threatened to kill Nawazesh if he tried to stop them. Zia asked Nawazesh to preserve the bodies of the three men. == Legacy ==

In May 2023, police opened an investigation into the killings of Khaled Mosharraf, Nazmul Huda and A.T.M. Haider after the daughter of Huda, Naheed Ezaher Khan, filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. Khan held several army officers responsible, including Ziaur Rahman and Abu Taher. ==References==