Abu Osman Chowdhury

Abu Osman Chowdhury
Native name	আবু ওসমান চৌধুরী
Born	(1936-01-01)1 January 1936 Faridganj, Bengal, British India
Died	5 September 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 84) CMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Buried	Banani Army Graveyard
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (Before 1971)
Service/branch	Pakistan Army (Before 1971)  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1958-1976
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	Commander of Sector – VIII CO of 6th East Bengal Regiment
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Independence Day Award

Abu Osman Chowdhury (1 January 1936 – 5 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi war hero and freedom fighter. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served as the commander of Sector 8 of the Bangladesh Forces that covered the present-day Kushtia, Jashore, Khulna, Barishal, Faridpur and Patuakhali regions.^[1]