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|name=M Anwarul Azim<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1931|12|13|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Raninagar Upazila|Raninagar]], [[Naogaon District|Naogoan]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|1971|05|05|1931|12|13|df=y}}<br />
|death_place=Gopalpur, [[Lalpur Upazila]], [[Natore District]], Bangladesh<br />
| awards= [[Independence Day Award]] (2018)<br />
}}<br />
'''M Anwarul Azim''' (13 December 1931 – 5 May 1971) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] industrial administrator who was killed in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was awarded [[Independence Day Award]] in 2018 posthumously by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/government-finalised-the-names-16-personalities-nominated-independence-award-2018-1537525|title=16 personalities nominated for Independence Award-2018|date=2018-02-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Azim was born in [[Raninagar Upazila|Raninagar]], [[Naogaon District|Naogoan]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]] on 13 December 1931. He graduated from Dinajpur Government Zila School in 1949 and from Surendranath College in 1951. He opened a library named 'Shakti Pathagar' in [[Dinajpur Sadar Upazila|Dinajpur town]]. He graduated from [[Rajshahi College]] in 1953 with a BA. He finished MA in international relations and LLB from [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name="bgt">{{cite web|last1=Rubya|first1=Tania|title=Azim, M Anwarul|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Azim,_M_Anwarul|website=Banglapedia|access-date=18 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Azim joined the Narayanganj employment exchange as a manager. He then joined the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation, working in various facilities of the corporation. He served in Latif Bawani Jute Mill as the labor officer. In 1965, he received further training from the University of Michigan. He then joined [[Narayanganj Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited|Narayanganj Dockyard]] where he served as senior administrator. He had joined the [[Pakistan Army]] Commission promoted to Lieutenant. He then joined [[North Bengal Sugar Mill]] as general manager.<ref name="bgt" /><br />
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===Bangladesh Liberation war===<br />
Azim helped members of the [[Mukti Bahini]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He led the Mukti Bahini in the fight against Pakistan Army near Gopalpur Railway station. He helped them capture and kill Pakistan Army Major, Raja Aslam.<ref name="bgt" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-81917|title=A great victory yet to get any recognition|date=2009-03-30|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref> The incident became known as [[Gopalpur massacre]].<ref name="NN">[http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/05/08/all0769.htm Locals still have nightmare about supreme sacrifices of Lt. Azim, 200 others] ''[[The New Nation]]'', May 8, 2009 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614065705/http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/05/08/all0769.htm|date=June 14, 2022}}</ref><br />
[[File:Azimnagar Rail Station Natore Bangladesh.JPG|thumb|Azimnagar Rail Station Natore Bangladesh]]<br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
In retaliation for his role, the North Bengal Sugar Mill was attacked by Pakistan Army on 5 May 1971. The army arrested 51 including 43 staff members of the mill. They were all executed on the banks of a pond in the residential area of the mill. After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], the pond was renamed Shaheed Sagar. Gopalpur Railway Station was renamed as Azimnagar Railway Station. On 14 December 1995, [[Bangladesh Post Office]] issued commemorative postal stamps in his name.<ref name="bgt" /><br />
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