Saidur Rahman Patel

Saidur Rahman Patel was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team.[1][2][3]

Career

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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Shadhin Bangla football team member Saidur Rahman passes away". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ "BFF endorses 36-member list". The Daily Star. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ^ "'Shadhin Bangla Football Dal': A team like no other". The Business Standard. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b Masood, Hasan (16 December 2003). "Swadhin Bangla: More than a football team". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Swadhin Bangla Football Team organiser Patel passes away". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Swadhin Bangla Football Team felicitated". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ^ "BFF accords reception to Swadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "PM Hasina distributes Sheikh Kamal sports awards". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Damal: Reliving the legacy of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team". The Daily Star. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  11. ^ Rana, Md Sohel (8 August 2024). "Organiser Saidur Rahman Patel passes away". Greenwatchbd News. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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