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	Rahman’s remains returned to BD -DAWN - International; June 25, 2006
		Rahman’s remains returned to BD DHAKA, June 24: Thirty-five years ago, Matiur Rahman, an air force officer from former East Pakistan, tried to defect in his military jet from Karachi to join the guerillas fighting the Pakistan Army in his homeland.
		Matiur Rahman’s flag-draped coffin was received by Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on behalf of the nation, as members of the country’s defence forces gave a guard of honour, broadcast live by the state-run Bangladesh Television.
		Rahman’s coffin will be kept at a national parade ground in the capital for public viewing on Sunday, and his remains will be buried with state honours along side other independence heroes, the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs said in a statement.
	www.dawn.com /2006/06/25/int4.htm (407 words)

	Rashid Minhas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rahman knocked out Minhas (he was originally believed to have used a blunt object, but it was later ascertained that he had used chloroform), with the intention of defecting to India in order to join the liberation movement for Bangladesh (see Bangladesh Liberation War).
		Unknown to the PAF at the time, Rahman's family had already sought refuge in the Indian embassy in Karachi, and were awaiting his arrival in India.
		In the ensuing battle between the two pilots, it is believed that either Rahman flew the plane into the ground to prevent the plane returning to the base, or Minhas did so in order to prevent Rahman from entering Indian territory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rashid_Minhas (325 words)

	Bir Sreshtha Matiur Rahman
		On 20 August 1971, Matiur Rahman, theoretically an officer in the Pakistan air force and more realistically a patriotic Bengali who wished, like his seventy five million compatriots back home, to be free of Pakistan, gave his life in order for that cause to live on, to gather speed and thrust as it were.
		It was a desperate Matiur Rahman who signalled the Pakistani trainee officer to bring his T-33 aircraft, already on the move on the runway, to come to a stop.
		Matiur Rahman, in essence, was for Pakistan a symbol of what all other Bengalis were for it in 1971, traitors to the ideals and principles of Pakistan.
	www.dhakacourier.net /issue49/cover/doc3.html (1944 words)

	Matiur Rahman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Matiur Rahman, Bengali military pilot, killed during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971
		This page was last modified 09:38, 24 June 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matiur_Rahman (82 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On 27 March 1971, Ziaur Rahman, a rebellious major in the Pakistani army, declared the independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Mujibur.
		Mujibur Rahman was released from West Pakistani prison and returned to Dhaka on January 10, 1972.
		March 7, 1971: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares that, "The current struggle is a struggle for independence", in a public meeting attended by almost a million people in Dhaka.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971 (2607 words)

	GupShup Forums - Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas; Friday, 20th August 1971 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman was born in dhaka on 29 November 1941.
		Matiur Rahman was buried at the graveyard of fourth class employees at Masrur Airbase.
		Matiur Rahman was awarded the highest state title of honour 'Bir Srestha' in recognition of his patriotism and sacrifice.
	www.paklinks.com /gs/printthread.php?t=157741 (6285 words)

	OP-ED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bir Sreshto Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman refused to compromise with the interest of the country, which was of prime importance in his mind.
		Matiur Rahman was my closest friend, from time immemorial, as if from the day the Aryans from Central Asia had set feet in India or from the period of Mahenjadaro and Harappa civilization.
		The action of Matiur Rahman on 20 August 1971 that led to his martyrdom must not be construed as something that he did out of sudden outburst of emotion; it was a finale of his deep hatred, aversion and vengeful attitude that he had nourished for years against a system.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/aug/24/24082005op.htm (4619 words)

	Matiur Rahman: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Matiur Rahman or Shaheed M. Matiur Rahman (Born February 21, 1945 in Dhaka The capital and largest city of Bangladesh
		Interestingly enough, Rahman is viewed in a negative light in Pakistan A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
		Hossain Mohammad Ershad Hossain mohammad ershad (born 1930) was the military dictator of bangladesh from 1982 until 1990....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /m/matiur_rahman (1001 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of Bangladesh
		Bangladesh is to present posthumous awards to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, and Ziaur Rahman, former president and Mukti Bahini commander, in recognition of their contributions to the independence of the country, gained in 1971.
		In total disregard to Birshreshtha Matiur Rahman's family members' plea for burying the mortal remains of the gallant war hero at a public place the government yesterday decided to bury the remains on the Air Force Headquarters premises in Dhaka Cantonment.
		Daughter of Matiur Rahman, one of the seven highest gallantry award winners of Bangladesh, Tuhin Matiur Haider, is scheduled to come to Bangladesh from South Carolina, United States tomorrow morning to spearhead public demand for burring her father's remains at an open public place instead of a restricted area.
	www.geocities.com /athens/4795/Bangladesh.htm (1013 words)

	Gulfnews: Bringing back remains of an independence hero
		Yesterday, the pilot's remains were finally being returned home, accompanied by a six-member official team from Bangladesh for a state funeral with the highest honours.
		The remains of M. Matiur Rahman, then a commissioned air force officer, were expected to reach Dhaka's Zia International Airport from Pakistan later yesterday by a special flight of the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Matiur's widow Milly Rahman.
		Rahman was training the second pilot, Rashid Minhas, when he made his escape attempt.
	www.gulf-news.com /World/Bangladesh/10049343.html (416 words)

	Matiur Rahman: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		(Rahman is viewed in a negative light in Pakistan[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
		The bangladesh air force (bangladesh biman bahini in bangla) is the aviation branch of the bangladesh armed forces....
		Hossain mohammad ershad (born 1930) was the military dictator of bangladesh from 1982 until 1990....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /enc1/matiur_rahman (782 words)

	Defenceindia : News : After 35 years, mortal remains of Bangladesh war hero buried
		The mortal remains of Bangladesh war hero Birsreshtho M Matiur Rahman was buried here today with full state honours, 35 years after he died for the country's independence.
		Rahman's flag-draped coffin was received by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and an honour guard at Dhaka's Zia International Airport yesterday.
		Rahman was laid to rest at suburban Mirpur areas Martyred Intellectual Garveyard with his wife Mily Rahman putting the first handful of soil to cover his coffin in an emotion choked ceremony.
	www.defenceindia.com /26-jun-2k6/news8.html (278 words)

	YouTube - Birshreshtho Flight Lieutenamt Matiur Rahman_02
		Matiur Rahman was born on October 29 1942.
		On August 20, 1971 Matiur Rahman piloted a T-33 trainer aircraft from Karachi, Pakistan, towards India in an attempt to defect from the Pakistan Air Force and join the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
		Matiur Rahman was awarded the title Birsreshtho, the highest gallantry award for heroic achievement in the Liberation War.
	www.youtube.com /?v=aALxG0rWEjY (759 words)

	Front Page
		It will be a different August 20 today for Mili Rahman who will be observing, along with her children, the 35th anniversary of the death of her husband, Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman, as his remains were brought home on June 24 from Pakistan, the country he fought against for his motherland, Bangladesh.
		Matiur Rahman, a Pakistan Air Force flight lieutenant, was killed on August 20, 1971, when he piloted a T-33 trainer aircraft from Karachi towards India in an attempted defection to join the Bangladesh war of independence.
		Matiur was born on October 29, 1942 and he joined the Pakistan Air Force in August 15, 1961 and was commissioned on June 23, 1963.
	www.newagebd.com /2006/aug/20/front.html (8027 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000 - Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rahman and two other political figures were arrested in October 1998 for alleged complicity in the 1975 "jail killings" of four senior Awami League leaders.
		Rahman had been reporting on the activities of criminal gangs in the southwest part of the country, and the relationship of those gangs to the national political parties.
		With the exception of workers in the railway, postal, telegraph, and telephone departments, civil servants, police, and military personnel are forbidden to join unions in large part because of the highly political nature of those unions.
	www.usemb.se /human/2000/southasia/bangladesh.html (20463 words)

	Unheard Voices » 2006 » June
		On the morning of 20 August Pilot Officer Minhaz Rashid was scheduled to fly in a T-33 aircraft from Masrur Airbase in Karachi with Matiur Rahman as his trainer.
		Matiur Rahman was buried at the graveyard of fourth class employees at Masrur Airbase.
		Matiur Rahman was awarded the highest state title of honour ‘Bir Srestha’ in recognition of his patriotism and sacrifice.
	www.drishtipat.org /blog/2006/06 (2198 words)

	YouTube - Birshreshtho Flight Lieutenamt Matiur Rahman_01
		Pilot Officer Minhas was in a T-33 trainer aircraft.I know because I was a Cadet in PAF College Sargodha at the time.
		Matiur Rahman, the brave son of the soil who sacrificed his life during the Liberation War, got abode in the homeland after 35 years to take eternal rest with full state honour.
		Milly Rahman, the widow of Matiur, Tuhin Matiur Haider, the younger daughter, and other relatives were in tears when the members of the Armed Forces Division were offering state salute to the late hero during the burial.
	www.youtube.com /?v=G9qohZXmJQY (710 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Talking to reporters at Zillur Rahman's Gulshan residence, Hasina, who survived the assassination attempt, questioned how the grenades used by military could be hurled at the opposition rally in August 21.
		The FBCCI Board of Directors in a meeting strongly condemned the heinous attack, condoled the deaths of Ivy Rahman and others, expressed sympathies to the bereaved families and demanded compensation for the families of those who were killed and injured.
		In her death the nation lost a struggling and promising leader, it said adding that it was an irreparable loss to women movement and institutionalization of democratic politics.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/08/26/front.htm (5210 words)

	Bangladesh Human Rights
		On June 23, in response to a writ filed by Lalmonirhat Bar Association President Matiur Rahman, who was charged under the STA on June 13, the High Court requested the Government to explain why the STA should not be declared unconstitutional.
		On May 20, Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of Manavzamin and stringer for the Voice of America (VOA) Bangla Service, was sentenced to 6 months in jail for publishing a recorded conversation between former president Hussain Muhammad Ershad and a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
		The hunger strike was held to protest the passage of a law aimed at removing the portrait of late president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, revered by AL supporters as the Father of the Nation, from government offices.
	www.nationbynation.com /Bangladesh/Human.html (20027 words)

	Gulfnews: Bringing back remains of an independence hero
		Yesterday, the pilot's remains were finally being returned home, accompanied by a six-member official team from Bangladesh for a state funeral with the highest honours.
		The remains of M. Matiur Rahman, then a commissioned air force officer, were expected to reach Dhaka's Zia International Airport from Pakistan later yesterday by a special flight of the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Matiur's widow Milly Rahman.
		Rahman died on August 20, 1971, in a plane crash as he tried to flee Karachi, Pakistan, across India to East Pakistan in an air force training craft.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/06/06/25/10049343.html (503 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bangladesh 'war hero' goes home
		The remains of Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman were returned on Saturday from Pakistan and received by the prime minister with full military honours.
		Thousands gathered to pay respects to Flt Lt Rahman as he was buried in a cemetery reserved for freedom fighters.
		Flt Lt Rahman was later buried in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/5112868.stm (387 words)

	WATANDOST: Inside News About Pakistan
		But the very fact that the House of Representatives voted to cut aid by a 373-34 vote and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke of the importance of free and fair elections during her recent visit to Pakistan indicates that the phase of unquestioning support for General Pervez Musharraf in Washington is now over.
		M Matiur Rahman’s flag-draped coffin was received by Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and an honour guard at Dhaka’s Zia International Airport on Saturday.
		Rahman was training a second pilot, Rashid Minhas, who is honoured as a hero in Pakistan for forcing the plane to crash to prevent the defection.
	watandost.blogspot.com (11156 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Matiur Rahman Nizami, Minister for Industry and Khandakar Delwar Hossain, the Chief Whip of Parliament visited the place of occurrence today (Friday).
		Describing the visit as fruitful, Rahman said that the leaders of the two countries during the tour agreed to explore and expand the areas of cooperation between the two countries.
		Rahman pointed out that an agricultural team comprising scientist would soon visit Bangladesh to work out a plan for cooperation in agriculture sector, specially in producing hybrid rice.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2005/05/21/front.htm (6579 words)

	Rashid Minhas Story [Archive] - PakDef Forums
		Secondly..the timing of the evnt doesnt make sense to me......there is no way a pilot would fly a dusk sortie on his second solo......dusk and night operations are tricky....so unless you are well into the conversion you are not sent on a dusk mission...not even in a civilian training environmnet...definetly not on your second solo......
		Matiur Rahman was given the title of Bir Shrestha, or Greatest of the Heroes, by the Bangladesh government for his attempt to defect.—AP http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/51/28740/printer
		The remains of Matiur Rahman was taken to the Dhaka Cantonment from the ZIA to keep it under the care of Bangladesh Air Force.
	www.pakdef.info /forum/archive/index.php/t-5946.html (17299 words)

	pass the roti on the left hand side » Two Men: Two Countries, Two Heroes, Two Villains
		During the conflict, on 20 August, Flight Lieutenant M Matiur Rahman, a Bengali officer in the Pakistani Air Force, attempted to hijack an aircraft and defect with it to East Pakistan.
		On 24 June of this year, after negotiation between the Pakistani and Bangladeshi governments, Rahman’s remains were sent to Bangladesh for a hero’s burial there.
		Matiur Rahman’s flag-draped coffin was received by Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on behalf of the nation, as members of the country’s defence forces gave a guard of honour, broadcast live by the state-run Bangladesh Television (Dawn).
	www.passtheroti.com /?p=214 (299 words)

	BAF plane crashes at Uttara: 5 hurt
		Pilot of the plane Ft Lt Ahsanul Kabir, having five years experience, managed to bail himself out of the falling plane and landed safely with the help of a parachute.
		The pilot was rescued by a retired Lance Nayek Jafar and was taken to Combined Military Hospital by a RAB pickup van.
		A fireman identified as Muhammad Aminur Rahman was also injured during the period.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/31/19005 (371 words)

	Matiur
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