An Emirates flight left for Dubai from Florida with Dutta’s coffin at 6pm (local time) on Saturday while his daughter Barrister Chayanika Dutta will accompany his body back to Bangladesh from Dubai. CR Dutta, Bir Uttam, passed away at a Florida hospital in the US at around 9 am (Bangladesh time) on August 25 (Tuesday) at the age of 93. In 1971, Col MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Liberation War, appointed Dutta as the commander of Sector 4. He was awarded the title of Bir Uttam for his valiant contribution to the great Liberation War. The city road from Katabon to Karwan Bazar was named after ‘Bir Uttam CR Dutta.’

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 30, 2020 12:56 UTC