Aftab Ahmed (31 December 1949 – 26 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 5th

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of National University of Bangladesh. On 23 September 2006, Ahmed was assassinated at his Dhaka residence. Mofiqul Hasan Tripti, an influential politician of the

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, was arrested for the crime in August 2018.

Early life

Ahmed was born at Mirzanagar of

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. He passed the SSC and HSC exams in 1966 and 1968 respectively. He stood first class first in BA (honours) and master's in political science from the

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in 1971 and 1972 respectively. He earned his PhD from the

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in 1983.

Career

Ahmed joined the political science department of the

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...

in 1977 as a lecturer and was promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1984. He joined the University of Dhaka as a professor of political science department in 1995. He served as the

of National University of Bangladesh from July 2003 until July 2005. He was relieved from the position before completing the full 4-year tenure. He then served as a senior professor of political science at the

Death

On 23 September 2006, three gunmen stormed Ahmed's residence at the University of Dhaka campus and shot him with several bullets. He was admitted to the Samorita Hospital and then later to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). Three days later, Ahmed died following a cardiac arrest resulting from blood clots. In 2008, one of the four suspected accused in the murder case gave his confessional statement before a court and disclosed the name of

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Mofiqul Hasan Tripti in connection with the involvement in the murder. A Dhaka court rejected his bail and ordered him sent to jail on the 10-day remand prayer submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department inspector.

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Noorjahan Aftab.

References

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