Jatindranath Mukharjee popularly known as Bagha Jatin was born on 8th December at Koya village in Kumarkhali Upazilla in Kushtia in his maternal uncle's house. His father, Umesh Chandra hailed from Raskhali village of Jhenaida. He passed his boyhood at Koya in Kumarkhali. He had been courageous since his boyhood. Once he killed a tiger with a knife. Since then he came to be called 'Bagha Jatin'. He was assigned with the task of leading 'Jugantor Samity.' When the First World War broke out, he planned a guerrilla fight to liberate the country. He tried to import ammunition from German, Japan, the USA and the Dutch East Indies. His decision was to obstruct the British soldiers from going to Calcutta. But acting on a tip-off police surrounded Bagha Jatin and his four associates. But the valiant fighters dug trench and fought face to face with the soldiers. This battle by digging trench was first of its kind from any Bangali. He along with his three friends was mortally wounded and one was killed in this fight. Severely injured, this rebellious leader, Bagha Jatin died at Baleswar Hospital on 10th September, 1915.
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