Abdul Qadir (officer)

Abdul Qadir is a Bangladesh Army officer and member of Mukti Bahni who died in the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Early life
He was born on 2 January 1929. His father Abul Hossain Miah was a businessman.

Career
He joined the Corps of Engineers of Pakistan army in 1949 in Rangpur, East Pakistan. He graduated from Army School of Engineering in 1962. In 1965 he completed engineer officers' career course in Virginia, United States. He finished graduated studies from the Physics department of Dhaka University. In 1966 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He was made the chief of Oil and Gas Development Corporation of East Pakistan in 1970.

Death
After the start of Bangladesh Liberation war he helped Mukti Bahini members by supplying them with explosives. He was arrested on 17 April 1971 by Pakistan army from his residence in Chittagong. He then disappeared in custody. His body was founded in a Mass grave in Chittagong in 2008. His mass grave was located by his son Nadeem Qadir. He body was exhumed from the mass grave and buried in Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The cantonment was named after him. He was buried with full military honours. A stamp was issued with his image by the Government of Bangladesh.

Personal life
He was married to Hasna Hena Qadir. She was one of the founders of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee an organisation that has been demanding trial of War criminals from Bangladesh Liberation War. His son, Nadeem Qadir, is the Press minister of Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom.