ur ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁Category : American ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Re h man ▁Sob han ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Bang l ades hi ▁econom ist ▁and ▁freedom ▁f ighter . ▁He ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Beng ali ▁national ist ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Pl anning ▁Commission ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁associate ▁of ▁She ikh ▁M uj ib ur ▁Rah man . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Pres ently , ▁Sob han ▁heads ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Policy ▁Dialog ue ▁( CP D ), ▁a ▁non - g overn ment al ▁research ▁organization ▁in ▁developing ▁countries . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Sob han ' s ▁father , ▁Kh ond ker ▁F az le ▁Sob han , ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Pres iden cy ▁College , ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁attend ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy ▁Sand h urst . ▁Later ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁ranked ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Police ▁Service . ▁Sob han ' s ▁mother , ▁Hash mat ▁Ara ▁Beg um , ▁was ▁a ▁nie ce ▁of ▁Sir ▁Kh aw aja ▁Naz im ud din , ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Pakistan