Mohiuddin Ahmed (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted of the

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 resi ...

. On 28 January 2010, Ahmed was hanged along with Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan,

A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted in absentia and executed for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 28 January 2010, Rahman was hanged along with Syed Faruque Rahman, Sultan ...

, Syed Farooq Rahman, and

Mohammad Bazlul Huda Mohammad Bazlul Huda (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi Army officer who was convicted of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, president of Bangladesh. On 28 January 2010, Bazlul was hanged along with Syed Faruque Rahman, Sultan ...

Old Dhaka Central Jail Dhaka Central Jail was the largest jail in Bangladesh, located in the old section of Dhaka, the country's capital. The jail has been used to house criminals as well as political prisoners, especially during the Language Movement of 1952, the 6 Po ...

Career

Ahmed was in the 2nd Field Artillery under the command of Major

Khandaker Abdur Rashid Khandaker Abdur Rashid is a Bangladesh Army officer and a fugitive assassin of the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujib. Biography Khandaker Abdur Rashid was born on 1946 in the district of Comilla, in British India. He served in the Pak ...

. Rashid criticised the policies of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The day before the coup, he directed the officers under his command to prepare for the coup including ordering them to carry personal firearms.

Syed Faruque Rahman Syed Faruque Rahman (died 28 January 2010) was a coup member involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh. He was convicted and hanged on 28 January 2010 along with co-conspirators Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahme ...

the leader of the coup wanted to overthrow the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and replace it with an Islamic government led by

Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was part ...

. Ahmed ordered the firing of artillery towards the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed, he was member of the newly formed command council to lead the country from

Bangabhaban The Bangabhaban ( bn, বঙ্গভবন ''Bôngobhôbôn'', lit. ''House of Bengal'') is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha, Dhaka, ...

. Ahmed would later implicate Ziaur Rahman in the coup through a confessional statement. After the assassination, he was given diplomatic posts along with other assassins. He served in the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh and Bangkok. The trial for the assassination of Sheikh Mujib began in 1996 after his daughter Sheikh Hasina was voted into power. On 8 November 1998 he was sentenced to death along with 15 other accused in the case by trial court. On 14 December 2000, Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death sentence for him and 11 other accused. On 17 June 2007, Ahmed was deported from the United States to Bangladesh after a court rejected his appeal for residency in the United States.

Death and legacy

Ahmed was hanged on 28 January 2010 along with 4 other convicted assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Ahmed's sons, Mohammed Nazmul Hassan Sohel and Mahbubul Hassan Emran were arrested on suspicion of their involvement in a bomb attack on Fazle Noor Taposh, a member of parliament and a son of

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and founded the Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF) one of the ma ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Mohiuddin 2010 deaths Bangladeshi lieutenant colonels Executed assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 21st-century executions by Bangladesh Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League executive committee members