Shafaat Jamil Colonel Shafaat Jamil ( ) , Bir Bikram ( March 1 , 1940 - August 11 , 2012 ) a career Bangladesh Army officer , was Commanding Officer of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment of Z Force Brigade in Sector 11 of Bangladesh Forces during the War of Bangladesh Independence in 1971 . He was among the first Bengali officers who rebelled against the Pakistani Army in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh and later fought in 11 sector and in Sylhet sector . Early life . He was born on March 1 , 1940 in the in Kishoreganj District . His father A . H . M . Karimullah was a Judicial Officer of East Pakistan Civil Service . Jamil was educated at Dhaka College , University of Dhaka and Pakistan Military Academy , Kakul . He joined the Pakistan Military Academy in 1962 . In 1964 , he was commissioned as a Second Leiutenent in the Pakistani Army ' s East Bengal Regiment . He was a coursemate of General Pervez Musharraf , the former President of Pakistan . Role in Bangladesh Liberation War . In March , 1971 Jamil was promoted to the rank of Major in the Pakistani Army . On 27 March 1971 he mutinied against the Pakistani Army with Bengali officers and soldiers of 4th East Bengal Regiment ( nicknamed Baby Tigers ) after hearing the news of the genocide carried out by the Pakistani Army in East Pakistan / Bangladesh . As a Bangladesh Force ( BDF ) officer he fought against the Pakistani Forces in Sector - 11 until October 10 , when he was ordered to fight in the Sylhet sector in Bangladesh . In June 1971 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment in Sector 11 under Sector Commander Major Ziaur Rahman , later Commander of Z Force Brigade . The 3rd East Bengal Regiment participated in numerous operations of varying scale . Zia also entrusted Jamil the defence of the Teldhala area . Under Zia ' s directive Major Jamil , assisted by Lieutenant Nurun Nabi and Captain Anwar , set up the first functioning Administrative Area there , which included a police station ( The Roumari Police Station ) , a magistrate court , Customs and Excise hall , a public school , a jail house and a 10 bed hospital . On August 27 he was present with Zia at the opening of the first post office and two sub - post offices in the vicinity . On 11 October 1971 Major Shafaat Jamil ' s 3rd East Bengal Regiment participated in the battles of Chattak , Sylhet , Bangladesh . Although the Chattak Operation failed , under Jamil ' s leadership the 3rd East Bengal Regiment killed 364 Pakistani soldiers . Major Shafaat Jamil led his battalion in the Radhanagar Operation and he was injured in this battle . Jamil ' s battalion captured the Pakistani position where the Indian Army ' s Gurkha Regiment had previously failed . Later Jamil received medical treatmtent for battle injuries at Shilong Military Hospital , Shilong , India . Bangladesh Army . After the Independence War of Bangladesh , Jamil was promoted to Lt . Col . and was awarded Bir Bikram ( the third highest gallantry award of Bangladesh ) . In 1974 he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Brigade Commander of 46 Infantry Brigade of Bangladesh Army at Dhaka cantonment . He helped Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf to initiate an armed uprising on November 3 , 1975 and proceeded towards Banga Bhaban against the regime of Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad . Change came on 6 November with the exit of Moshtaque from the presidency and his replacement by Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem . On 7 November , a mutiny incited by Abu Taher resulted in the collapse of the coup ; Khaled Mosharraf was assassinated while Colonel Jamil was arrested . He was retired from the Bangladesh Army on Mar 26 , 1980 . Death . Jamil lived a quiet life after his retirement , and generally stayed far away from the media . In the early hours of 11 August 2012 he was taken to the Combined Military Hospital ( CMH ) , Dhaka after complaining of chest pains , however as his health deteriorated on the way , he was taken to Apollo hospital , Dhaka instead . He was declared dead by doctors at Apollo hospital at 2 : 10 AM . < br > Shafat Jamil ' s namaz - e - janaza ( funeral prayer ) was held at the Central Mosque of Dhaka Cantonment after Duhr prayers on 11 August . State minister for liberation war affairs ministry Captain Tajul Islam ( Retired ) and several military officers took part in the final prayer . He was buried at Banani ' s Army graveyard with traditional military honour and state honour . < br > Chief of the Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan paid his respects to the deceased at Banani ' s Military graveyard . Family . He left behind his wife and three sons . His two eldest sons live in the USA while his youngest son is serving in the Bangladesh Army .