A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed

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A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed
Native name
এ কে এম মহিউদ্দিন আহমেদ
Died(2010-01-28)28 January 2010
Lieutenant Colonel
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands held
Known forAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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.[1][2] On 28 January 2010, Ahmed was hanged along with Syed Faruque Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Mohammad Bazlul Huda in Old Dhaka Central Jail.[3]

Career

In 1975, Ahmed and a few other mid ranking army officers, displeased with the direction the government of Bangladesh was heading, decided to overthrow President

Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed. They attacked the residence of Sheikh Mujib on 15 August 1975. After Sheikh Mujib and most of his family members were killed, Ahmed went with the other officers to form a command council and a government headed by Moshtaque.[4][5] After the killing he was posted to a diplomatic mission in Tripoli, Libya.[6]

Ahmed fled to the United States in 1996, the same year

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on 13 March 2007.[7] His home in Patuakhali was burned down on 18 November 2009 by locals.[8]

Trial

2 October 1996

Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death sentences of 12.[7][10]

Death

On 28 January 2010, Ahmed's mercy petition was rejected by the

Dhaka Central Jail.[3][11] He was buried in Galachipa Upazila in Patuakhali District.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Four could not even be traced". The Daily Star. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Govt to confiscate their properties". The Daily Star. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Mohiuddin's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Mohiuddin wasn't present at spot". The Daily Star. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Rewards for slayers". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Condemned Mohiuddin arrives today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Convict Maj Mohiuddin's house set afire". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Long road to justice". The Daily Star. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ "SC starts to hear convicts' appeals". The Daily Star. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Huda, Mohiuddin, seek SC review". The Daily Star. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Nation rids itself of stigma". The Daily Star. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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