Unseen Passage: Munshi Abdur Rouf

Unseen passage-1 : Munshi Abdur Rouf

Munshi Abdur Rouf was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Munshi Abdur Rouf was born on 1 May, 1943 at Salamatpur village under Boalmari thana (currently Madhukhali thana) in Faridpur district. Rouf had to stop his education at his eighth grade. He joined the East Pakistan Rifles on 8 May, 1963. He had to increase his age three years in order to get the job. After the preliminary. training at the EPR Camp at Chuadanga, Rouf went to West Pakistan to receive advanced training. He was enlisted in the East Bengal Regiment on May 1963 and was attached with a regular infantry unit during the War of Liberation. Munshi Abdur Rouf embraced. martyrdom on 18 April 1971 at Kurighat in Chattogram Hill tracts after causing extensive damage to Pakistan Army with his MG and forcing them to retreat. He was buried at Naniarchor upazilla in Rangamati district. He was awarded Birsreshtho, which is the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh.

3. Read the passage again. Now, complete the table with relevant information from the text. 

Munshi Abdur Rouf
Life span	Born in 1943 and died in (i) —
Who/ What	Event/Activity	Year	Place/ Where
He	joined	(ii) —	the East Pakistan Rifles
He	enlisted	1963	(iii) —
He	(iv) —	1971	at Kurighat in Chitagong Hill tracts
He	was buried	1971	(v) —

tag: Unseen passage on Munshi Abdur Rouf for 8, 9,10 ssc & hsc.