Saidur Rahman Patel
Saidur Rahman Patel was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Patel played football for the East End Club.[4]
Patel was the organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team (Free Bangla football team) during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] The team represented the Mujibnagar government and would become the Bangladesh National football team after the independence of the country.[1] The key organizers of the team were Patel, Lutfor Rahman, first secretary of the Bangladesh Krira Samity, and Ali Imam.[4] He also fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[5]
Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin hosted a reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team in 2018 which Patel attended.[6]
In December 2021, Patel attended the 50th anniversary reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team by Bangladesh Football Federation.[7] He was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[8][9] The movie, Damal, is about the Shadin Bangla Football Team.[10]
Death
[edit]Patel died on 8 August 2024 in the United States from Cancer.[5] Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, President of the Bangladesh Football Federation, expressed shock over his death.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Shadhin Bangla football team member Saidur Rahman passes away". The Business Standard. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "BFF endorses 36-member list". The Daily Star. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "'Shadhin Bangla Football Dal': A team like no other". The Business Standard. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ a b Masood, Hasan (16 December 2003). "Swadhin Bangla: More than a football team". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ a b "Swadhin Bangla Football Team organiser Patel passes away". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "Swadhin Bangla Football Team felicitated". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "BFF accords reception to Swadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "PM distributes Sheikh Kamal Nat'l Sports Council award to 9 sports personalities, 2 orgs". The Daily Star. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "PM Hasina distributes Sheikh Kamal sports awards". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "Damal: Reliving the legacy of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ Rana, Md Sohel (2024-08-08). "Organiser Saidur Rahman Patel passes away". Greenwatchbd News. Retrieved 2025-03-05.