[3] He ordered the stoppage of fuel and rations to the Comilla Cantonment in early March, before the start of Bangladesh Liberation war.
[3] He also ordered the Superintendent of Police in Comilla District, Munshi Kabir Uddin, to stop cooperating with the Pakistan Army.
[3] Shaheed Shamsul Haque Pilot Girls High School was named after him.
[2] After the Independence of Bangladesh, President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman granted a residence to the family members of Khan in Bangshal, Dhaka.
The Deputy Commissioner of Wari, Ibrahim Khan, was suspended by Dhaka Metropolitan Police for supporting the land grabbers.