Abdul Kader Siddique
Bangladeshi politician and fighter
Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician and warlord. He served as a Mukti Bahini commander, and organizer of the Bangladesh War of Independence. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. The army was called Kaderia Bahini (Kader's Army). At the end of the war in 1971, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces, signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the government of Bangladesh. Since 1999, he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party, the Krishak Sramik Janata League.
Early life and education
Abdul Kader Siddique's ancestral home is located in the village of Chhatihati, within the Kalihati Upazila of Tangail District. He was born to Abdul Ali Siddique and Latifa Siddique. Siddique received his primary education at his local village school and the Tangail PTI Training School.
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