Chitta Ranjan Dutta
Chitta Ranjan Dutta | |
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চিত্তরঞ্জন দত্ত | |
| 1st Director General of Bangladesh Rifles | |
| In office 31 July 1972 – 21 February 1974 | |
| President | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Khalilur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1929 Shillong, Assam, British India |
| Died | 26 August 2020 (aged 91) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Awards | Bir Uttom |
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| Years of service | 1952–1984 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Wilde's Rifles(PIF) East Bengal Regiment |
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Chitta Ranjan Dutta BU (1 January 1929 – 26 August 2020), also known as C R Dutta, was a Bangladeshi military officer and war hero who served as two star officer of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key sector commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War. After independence, Dutta served as inaugural commander of 72nd Independent Brigade (later ameliorated as 66th Infantry Division) and in 1972, he was made as pioneer director-general of the Bangladesh Rifles (now known as Border Guards Bangladesh).
Dutta was a prominent minority rights advocate in Bangladesh. He was also the president of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.