Chitta Ranjan Dutta
Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttom (Bengali: চিত্তরঞ্জন দত্ত) (1 January 1927 – 24 August 2020), also known as C R Dutta, was a Bangladeshi Major-General of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
| Chitta Ranjan Dutta | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1927 Shillong, Assam, British India |
| Died | August 24, 2020 (aged 93) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Service/branch | |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Wilde's Rifles(PIF) |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards | Bir Uttom |
After independence, he was the armed forces commander in Rangpur and later went on to become the first Director-General of the Bangladesh Rifles (present-day Border Guards Bangladesh) in 1973.
Dutta was a well known minority rights advocate in Bangladesh. He was also the president of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.
Dutta died at a hospital in Boca Raton, Florida on 24 August 2020 after falling at his home, aged 93.[1]
References
- ↑ Bir Uttam Chitta Ranjan Dutta passes away. dhakatribune. https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/08/25/bir-uttam-chitta-ranjan-dutta-passes-away. Retrieved 25 August 2020.