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and marched towards the city. At this point
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College at Swarupnagar was named after him. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Jahangir Gate", is named in his honour. Also, a college called Mohiuddin Jahangir College was named after him as well.
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managed to get close to the bunker and throw a grenade, but was shot in the forehead by a sniper atop a nearby house.
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