Rahman was killed on 28 October 1971 at Dholoi during the Battle of Dhalai, Srimangal during an attempt to capture the Pakistani Army position.

[2] The Dhalai post was eventually captured permanently by three infantry battalions belonging to 61 Mountain Brigade, one battalion belonging to East Bengal Regiment and 7 Rajputana Rifles supported by an artillery brigade of the Indian Army[3][4] fought against 12 Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army.

[3][5][6] Rahman was born on 2 February 1953 in Khardo Khalishpur village (Renamed Hamid Nagar) in Moheshpur thana of the Jhenaidah District.

Hamidur Rahman joined East Bengal Regiment on 2 February 1971 and participated in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

[9] Realizing that the machine gun outpost was damaged, the EBR's approach towards the enemy captured their first line within a short period of time.

On 27 October 2007, advisers of the Bangladeshi caretaker government decided to bring back his remains to Bangladesh and bury him besides Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman.