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Assassination Of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, residence as part of 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, a coup d'état. The Minister of Commerce, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, immediately took control and proclaimed himself head of an interim government from 15 August to 6 November 1975; he was in turn succeeded by Chief Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Abu Sayem. The assassination marked the first direct military intervention in Bangladesh's civilian administration. 15 August was annually observed as National Mourning Day (Bangladesh), National Mourning Day under the Sheikh Hasina government. Background Mujib's presidency In the 1970 Pakistani general election, Sheikh Mujib's party, the Awami League (previously known as the Awami Muslim League), won the majority of the seats in the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tungipara
Tungipara (Bengali language, Bangla: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is a municipality in Tungipara Upazila of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, Gopalganj District in Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered the founding father of the nation. It has a population of 29, 424. Sheikh Tozammel Haque Tutul is the mayor of Tungipara municipality. In December 2013, ''The Daily Star'' reported that the mayor of Tungipara, Sardar Issial Hossain, was using a government project car as a personal vehicle. A Jubo League leader locked the office of the Bangladesh Water Development Board which was later reopened by Mayor Sheikh Ahmad Hossan Mirja for not getting the contract for a tender in April 2017. References Towns in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artillery
Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons were developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility generally providing the largest share of an army's total firepower. Originally, the word "artillery" referred to any group of soldiers primarily armed with some form of manufactured weapon or armour. Since the introduction of gunpowder and cannon, "artillery" has largely meant cannon, and in contemporary usage, usually refers to Shell (projectile), shell-firing Field gun, guns, howitzers, and Mortar (weapon), mortars (collectively called ''barrel artillery'', ''cannon artil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Aziz Pasha
Abdul Aziz Pasha (died 2 June 2001) was a Bangladesh army officer who was convicted for involvement in the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Career Bangladesh Liberation war Pasha had fought for the Independence of Bangladesh during Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He was the commanding officer of the first artillery battery raised, which was known as the Mujib Battery. Pasha's companions from the war described him as "an easy going and laid-back" person. Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman On 15 August 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, was assassinated during a military coup. Pasha was one of the 12 confessed assassins. He and Risaldar Moslemuddin gunned down Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, Sheikh Jamal and his wife Rosy, and Sheikh Kamal's wife Sultana. After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the new government headed by Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman, appointed Aziz as the first secretary to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashed Chowdhury
Rashed Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi military official who is a retired Bangladesh Army officer. Chowdhury was a participant in the coup that led to the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur, the founding president of Bangladesh, in 1975. His specific role in the coup is in dispute. After the coup, the new constitution granted him and other conspirators immunity and he went on to work as a diplomat for the Bangladesh government. After Sheikh Hasina's election in 1996, he travelled to the United States and requested asylum which was granted. He has been convicted and sentenced to death ''in absentia'' and the Bangladesh government is seeking his extradition. 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Chowdhury fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded Bir Protik, the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. However, Chowdhury's award was revoked, along with the awards of several other soldiers involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujib when the Awami League came to power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Bazlul Huda
Mohammad Bazlul Huda (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi Army officer and freedom fighter who was convicted of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding president of Bangladesh. On 28 January 2010, Bazlul was executed along with Syed Faruque Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed in Old Dhaka Central Jail. Career In 1973, Captain Huda was posted to 1st Field Artillery Regiment in Comilla Cantonment along with Major Shariful Haque Dalim. Dalim had gotten into a scuffle with the sons of Awami League leader Gazi Golam Mostafa. Later some officers and soldiers attacked the residence of Mostofa. The officers, including Major Dalim, lost their commissions in Bangladesh Army because of indiscipline shortly after. Huda met with other conspirators to finalize the plans on 14 August 1975. On 15 August 1975, Huda was part of the mutinous troops that attacked the home of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Huda along with Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khandaker Abdur Rashid
Khandaker Abdur Rashid is a Bangladeshi fugitive and former officer of the Bangladesh Army, who was a key organizer of the 15 August 1975 coup d'état. Early Life Khandaker Abdur Rashid was born on 21 July 1946 in Comilla of then Bengal Province, British India. Military Career He served in the Pakistan Army and defected during the start of Bangladesh Liberation war. He was a freedom fighter and fought under Z force. Assassination of Sheikh Mujib Rashid was a major at the time of the 15 August 1975 coup and the assassination of Sheikh Mujib. He was part of the team that raided the armory of the 2nd Field Artillery on 11:30 pm August 15 to use the weapons in the coup. He was maintaining contact with Moshtaque throughout the time. The conspirators held several meetings at his residence in Dhaka Cantonment. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel after the assassination. Despite having a similarity in family name, the only relation between Abdur Rashid and Khandaker Mosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampering With Evidence
Tampering with evidence, or evidence tampering, is an act in which a person alters, conceals, falsifies, or destroys evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation (usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority. It is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions. Tampering with evidence is closely related to the legal issue of spoliation of evidence, which is usually the civil law or due process version of the same concept (but may itself be a crime). Tampering with evidence is also closely related to obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice, and these two kinds of crimes are often charged together. The goal of tampering with evidence is usually to cover up a crime or with intent to injure the accused person. Spoliation Spoliation of evidence is the intentional, reckless, or negligent withholding, hiding, altering, fabricating, or destroying of evidence relevant to a legal proceeding. Historically, it has also sometimes been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspiracy
A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivation, while keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it. In a political sense, conspiracy refers to a group of people united in the goal of subverting established political power structures. This can take the form of usurping or altering them, or even continually illegally profiteering from certain activities in a way that weakens the establishment with help from various political authorities. Depending on the circumstances, a conspiracy may also be a crime or a civil wrong. The term generally connotes, or implies, wrongdoing or illegality on the part of the conspirators, as it is commonly believed that people would not need to conspire to engage in activities that were lawful and ethical, or to which n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Sharful Hossain
Ahmed Sharful Hossain, also known as Shariful Islam, (born 19 January 1943) is a Bangladesh Army officer and a fugitive involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975, and the related Jail Killing incident in November 1975. Career Some mid-ranking officers in the Bangladesh Army launched a coup d'état on 15 August 1975 that resulted in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, and the formation of a government led by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad. The coup was led by officers from the artillery and lancer units of Bangladeshs' Army. Ahmed Sharful Hossain was then a major in the lancer unit. He was part of the unofficial command council formed at the Gonobhaban (then the president's office) that ruled the country after the coup. He left Bangladesh along with other coup plotters on 4 November 1975 when a counter coup was launched. On 4 November 1975 national leaders AHM Qamaruzzaman, M Mansur Ali, Syed Nazrul Islam, and Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazmul Hossain Ansar
Nazmul Hossain Ansar (born 27 July 1952) is a former Bangladesh Army officer. He was convicted for the 1975 Jail Killing of four national leaders of Bangladesh following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh. He is wanted by Bangladeshi authorities and is currently residing in Canada. Career Ansar was involved in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état that killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and removed his government from power. He helped form the post-coup government led by Khanadaker Moshtaque Ahmed. After the coup, Ansar was appointed third secretary at the Bangladesh High Commission in Canada. He was also promoted to the rank of captain. The government of Bangladesh requested his extradition in 1998 from Canada. On 1 May 2010, Ansar was acquitted in the case over the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 5 May 2001, Ansar and 18 other army officers were charged in the death of 13 civilians who were killed by artillery shelling used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Kismat Hashem
Mohammad Kismat Hashem (17 February 1950 – 26 March 2015) was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted for his role in the 1975 Jail Killing of four senior Awami League leaders following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh. Career A few Bangladesh Army officers were dissatisfied with the government of the Bangladesh Awami League and President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Hashem was at a meeting of army officers at the 2nd Field Artillery quarter guard which was commanded by Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid and Major Syed Faruque Rahman. The officers gathered were briefed by Syed Faruque Rahman on the plan to remove Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 15 August 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed by the army officers along with 22 members of his family. Khandker Mushtaq Ahmed was made the president by the army officers. Hashem left Bangladesh on 3 November 1975 after the Jail Killing of AHM Qamaruzzaman, former home minister, M Mansur Ali, the former f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Wahab Joardar
Abdul Wahab Joardar () is a Bangladesh Army non-commissioned officer who is known for his role in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. Career Joarder was part of the army team that attacked the residence of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état. He was the subedar of the First Artillery regiment responsible for guarding the house of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He had disarmed the soldiers before the coup. He was promoted to master warrant officer from subedar after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, re ... by Major Syed Faruque Rahman. Joarder was seen by witnesses looting the home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Joarder was charged with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
