Amzadul Haq is a Bangladeshi diplomat and recipient of the Independence Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[1][2]
Career
editAt the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War, Amzadul was the assistant press secretary of the High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi.[3] He defected to the Provisional Government of Bangladesh.[3][4] He and K.M. Shehabuddin were the first two diplomats of Pakistan to defect to the Bangladesh movement.[5]
In 2018, Haq was awarded the Independence Award for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Asaduzzaman Noor and Shykh Seraj to receive Independence Day Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Shehabuddin, Sarah. "Remembering Bangladesh's First Diplomat". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "Defected diplomats of 1971 to be remembered in golden letters". Dhaka Tribune. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Khan, Mozammel H. (2015-04-17). "Portrait of a patriot". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Khan, Mozammel H. (2018-03-26). "Why should a hero remain unsung?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "18 receive Swadhinata Padak". Prothomalo. 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-18.