A. K. M. Miraj Uddin

A. K. M. Miraj Uddin
এ কে এম মিরাজ উদ্দিন
Born(1948-03-11)11 March 1948
Disappeared8 December 1971(1971-12-08) (aged 23)
Old Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
StatusMissing for 54 years, 3 months and 7 days
Other namesAlok
Education
Occupations
  • Athlete
  • student
Years active1963–1970
Known forAthletics, freedom fighter
Sports career
SportHurdling, pole vault and long jump
Medal record
National Inter-School Sports Competition
Representing Nabakumar Institution
1963 Hurdling
1963 Pole vault
1963 Long jump
Pakistan provincial sports competition
Representing East Pakistan
1964 Lahore Hurdling
1964 Lahore Pole vault
1964 Lahore Long jump
Inter-college sports competition
Representing Jagannath College
1965 Hurdling
1965 Pole vault
1965 Long jump
10th Pakistan National Games
Representing East Pakistan
1966 Lahore Pole vault
Inter-University Sport Competition
Representing Dhaka University
1970 Hurdling
1970 Pole vault
1970 Long jump
Updated on 2020-11-20

A. K. M. Miraj Uddin (born 11 March 1948 – disappeared 8 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi athlete, politician and a freedom fighter. As an athlete, he achieved success in hurdling, pole vault and long jump in primary and secondary school. He also competed in Pakistani national sporting events from 1963 to 1970, setting multiple records. He is considered one of the best athletes of Bangladesh's pre-independence era. He fought in various battlefields of Manikganj as an active freedom fighter in Bangladesh Liberation War. He was captured by the Pakistani army during the war and later went missing. The Shaheed Miraj–Tapan Stadium in Manikganj was named in honour of him and another martyred freedom fighter Tapan Chowdhury.