Sheikh Monsur Ali Lalu

Sheikh Monsur Ali Lalu was a player of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team, the first national football team of Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2][3] In 2013, the team was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh.[4] He died on 18 December 1971 two days after the independence of Bangladesh.[5]

References

  1. ^ "BFF endorses 36-member list". The Daily Star. 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ^ "BFF honours '71 football heroes". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ^ "BFF to honour war heroes". The Daily Star. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ^ স্বাধীনতা পদক পাচ্ছে স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দল. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ^ 'যুদ্ধ' তাঁদের চলছেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 17 December 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2025.