Oli Ahmed
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Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 Dr.Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram
is a senior Bengali politician. He is the President of Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
The Liberal Democratic Party is a political party in Bangladesh.The party was formed on October 26, 2006 by former President of Bangladesh Dr. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, Colonel Oli Ahmed, and 24 other former Members of Parliament and ministers from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party . The party...

 (Bangladesh).

Dr. Oli is a freedom fighter. He was the first Bengali Military officer to revolt against Pakistan army on 25 March 1971. Before the starting of Liberation war
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....

 and was the first officer to be awarded Bir Bikram for his bravery during the Liberation War. He fought under Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

 Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...

 in Sector No. 1. Col. Oli is highly regarded as one of the key founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...

 (BNP). On October 26, 2006, Col. Oli and several other senior leaders of BNP defected to Bikolpo Dhara, and then defected again to form Liberal Democratic Party.

See also

  • Liberal Democratic Party
  • Bangladesh Nationalist Party
    Bangladesh Nationalist Party
    The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...

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