Mohiuddin Jahangir Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir ( ) was an officer in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War . He was born in 7 March 1949 in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj upazilla of Barisal district . He was an officer in Sector 7 of the Muktibahini . He was killed in an attempt to break through enemy defences on the bank of the Mahananda River . His initiative seriously undermined the Pakistani Army ' s resistance in the area ; eventually the Muktibahini overcame and took the position from the Pakistan army . The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment , " Shaheed Jahangir Gate " , is named in his honour . He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in the Bangladesh Army , Bir Sreshtho . Early life . Mohiuddin Jahangir was born on 7 March 1949 at Rahimganj village under Babuganj upazila in Barisal district . His primary education was at the primary school of thana Muladi . He achieved scholarships in talent pool in his 5th and 8th grade . He passed his SSC examination from Muladi Mahbudjan High School in 1964 . He finished his HSC from the Barisal BM College . In 1967 he enrolled at the department of Statistics at the University of Dhaka . On 5 October 1967 he joined the armed forces as a cadet at the Pakistan Military Academy . After successfully completing his training with the 15th war course , Jahangir was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers . Later he was posted at 173 Engineer ' s Battalion in Multan . After working with the Battalion for six months , he was shifted to Military College of Engineering in Risalpur . After finishing the 13 - month long training he took bomb - disposal training . Involvement in the war . In 1971 Mohiuddin Jahangir was working at the construction field at Karakoram . On 10 June he took a few days leave and went back to Risalpur . One day later , he started towards the Sialkot border to reach India . He managed to cross the border safely and joined the Mukti Bahini at Mehdipur under Maldah district in West Bengal . On 3 July , he became a captain of sector 7 . He was given the responsibility to fight at the Chapai Nawabganj border at Rajshahi district . In December he was again given the same duty of conquering Chapai Nawabganj . On 14 December he died after being shot during a battle near Nawabganj . He was buried near Shona Masjid premises and later was posthumously declared “ Bir Shrestho ” . Death . In December Mohiuddin Jahangir was made the captain of a team in order to take control of Chapai nawabganj from the Pakistanis . He set his camp at a place called Barghoria at the west of Nawabganj on 10 December . On 13 December Mohiuddin Jahangir divided his force into three groups in order to attack enemy camps at Chapainababganj and Rajshahi . One team , led by Lieutenant Rafiq , crossed Mohananda and proceeded towards Rohonpur - Nachole - Anupura and Nawabganj . The second team crossed the Mahananda River and marched towards the city . At this point Mohiuddin Jahangir failed to establish any advantage over the enemy , so he continued with his team and crossed Mahananda and camped at Rehaichar before dawn . He intended to destroy one of the light machine gun bunker of the Pakistan Army and crawled towards it . He managed to get close to the bunker and threw a grenade , but was shot dead from another bunker . He was buried in Choto Shona Mosque premises at Mehdipur where most of his activities had taken place during the war . Later he was announced Bir Shrestho .