Saidur Rahman Patel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saidur Rahman Patel | ||
| Date of birth | October 7, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Keraniganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Date of death | August 8, 2024 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | USA | ||
Saidur Rahman Patel was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team.[1][2][3] He was born in 1951 at Keraniganj.[4]
Career
Patel played football for the East End Club.[5]
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.[5] He also fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[6]
Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin hosted a reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team in 2018 which Patel attended.[7]
In December 2021, Patel attended the 50th anniversary reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team by Bangladesh Football Federation.[8] He was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[9][10] The movie, Damal, is about the Shadin Bangla Football Team.[11]
Death
Patel died on 8 August 2024 in the United States from Cancer.[6] Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, President of the Bangladesh Football Federation, expressed shock over his death.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Shadhin Bangla football team member Saidur Rahman passes away". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "BFF endorses 36-member list". The Daily Star. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "'Shadhin Bangla Football Dal': A team like no other". The Business Standard. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Prothom Alo". 8 August, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Masood, Hasan (16 December 2003). "Swadhin Bangla: More than a football team". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Swadhin Bangla Football Team organiser Patel passes away". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Swadhin Bangla Football Team felicitated". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "BFF accords reception to Swadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "PM distributes Sheikh Kamal Nat'l Sports Council award to 9 sports personalities, 2 orgs". The Daily Star. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "PM Hasina distributes Sheikh Kamal sports awards". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Damal: Reliving the legacy of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ Rana, Md Sohel (8 August 2024). "Organiser Saidur Rahman Patel passes away". Greenwatchbd News. Retrieved 5 March 2025.