M. A. G. Osmani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

M. A. G. Osmani

Bangladeshi politician

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1918

Place of Birth: Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1984

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Muhammad Ataul Goni Osmani (Bengali: ???????? ????? ??? ??????; 1 September 1918 – 16 February 1984), also known as Bongobir (the Hero of Bengal), was a Bengali military leader.
He served as commander-in-chief of Bangladesh Forces during the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence.
Osmani's career spanned five decades, beginning with service in the British Indian Army in 1939.
He fought in Burma during World War II, and served in the Pakistan Army until 1967.
Osmani was appointed head of the Bengali armed resistance in 1971 by the Provisional Government of Bangladesh, and he is regarded as the founder of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Osmani retired from the Army in 1972. Osmani entered politics in independent Bangladesh, serving as a member of parliament and cabinet minister in the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rohman.
He resigned from the government after opposing the creation of BAKSAL.
Osmani is credited with introducing Kazi Nozrul Islam's "Chol Chol Chol" as Bangladesh's national march.