Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan (died 28 January 2010) was a

Bangladeshi army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

officer who was convicted for 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 ...

, the founding father and then

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

. He was executed by the government of Bangladesh for his role in the coup. On 28 January 2010, Rahman was hanged along with

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 ...

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 ...

Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohiuddin Ahmed (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted of the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 28 January 2010, Ahmed was hanged along with Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Syed Far ...

, 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

In 1973 Khan was the Chief Inspector of Army School of Physical Training in

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

. His friend and colleague, Major

Shariful Haque Dalim Shariful Haque Dalim (born 2 February 1946)
Official website of Major Daliimbu. Retrieved 11 November 2016 is a former dec ...

and his wife, had gotten into a scuffle with the sons of

Gazi Golam Mostafa Gazi Golam Mostafa (died 19 January 1981) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of the East Pakistan provincial assembly. He was nicknamed the "Lord of the Bastis". ("Basti" means "slum" in Bengali.) Career Mostafa was a ...

, a politician of Bangladesh Awami League. Some officers ransacked the house of Gazi Golam which led to the officers including Dalim and Major

S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury is a Bangladesh army officer who was convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, president of Bangladesh, and for involvement in the murder of four national leaders in the Jail Killing. He is currently a f ...

being dismissed from the army over indiscipline. Khan resigned from the army over this incident. Khan opened a used consumer electronics store named Shery Enterprise in Dhaka. After his resignation, he maintained contact with some his fellow Army officers both retired and in service. The Army officers expressed dissatisfaction over how Bangladesh was being governed, the lack of benefits for Freedom Fighters, and the role of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Beng ...

. They held a number of meetings discussing ways to change the government. On 14 August 1975 he met Government Minister

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 ...

, who was to replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 15 August 1975, the Army officers including Khan launched the coup. They divided into teams, one went to the residence of Sheikh Mujib, the one Khan was in went to the

Bangladesh Betar Bangladesh Betar ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বেতার; ), or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After t ...

(radio) office in Dhaka and took control of the broadcast system to control the flow of information. On 3 November 1975 he helped kill 4 national leaders of Bangladesh in jail, including former Prime Minister

Tajuddin Ahmed Tajuddin Ahmad ( bn, তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ; ; 23 July 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

. After the assassinations, he was appointed under the new chief of Defense staff Khalilur Rahman.

Trial

In 2004 Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the jail killing case. On 19 November 2009, the

Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

confirmed the death sentence handed out to 12 individuals for their role in the coup and assassination.

Death and legacy

Khan was hanged with 4 of his co-conspirators on 27 January 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh. His daughter Shehnaz Rashid Khan and her brother in law, along with two others were arrested with the contraband

Ya ba ''Ya ba'' ( th, :wikt:ยาบ้า, ยาบ้า, lo, ຢາບ້າ, literally 'crazy medicine'), formerly known as ''yama'' ( th, :wikt:ยาม้า, ยาม้า; literally 'horse drug'), also known as "bikers' coffee" and "kamika ...

on 7 August 2011.

References

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