Ghyasuddin Ahmed
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Ghyasuddin Ahmed | |
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| গিয়াসউদ্দিন আহমেদ | |
_by_the_side_of_DU_central_mosque.jpg) Grave of Ghyasuddin Ahmed by the side of Dhaka University central mosque | |
| Pronunciation | Giẏāsa'uddina Āhamēda |
| Born | 1935 Narsingdi |
| Died | 14 December 1971 |
| Resting place | Dhaka University Central Mosque |
Ghyasuddin Ahmed (
Early life
Ahmed was born in the district of
Career
Ahmed joined Jagannath College (now
Role in Liberation War
Ahmed collected medicine and food and delivered those to posts, such as Sufia Kamal’s house, which supplied freedom fighters for their training.[3][4]
Death
Accused of helping in the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was taken to Dhaka Cantonment in 1971 for questioning. He was released after a few days. Then again on 14 December 1971, he was picked up from Mohsin Hall by the Pakistani paramilitary Al Badar forces. On 4 January 1972 his clothes and mutilated body were identified in Mirpur area.[1]
On 3 November 2013, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Muslim leader based in London, and Ashrafuz Zaman Khan, based in the US, were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people - nine Dhaka University teachers including Ahmed, six journalists and three physicians – in December 1971.[5]
See also
- 1971 Bangladesh atrocities
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Profiles of martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ahmad, Rashiduddin (14 December 2006). "My brother Ghyasuddin Ahmad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Akhtar, Shameem (14 December 2013). "A tribute to our martyred intellectuals". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Hussain, Akbar (16 December 2004). "'I would rather die than sign any false statement'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Chowdhury, Syed Tashfin (3 November 2013). "UK Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen Uddin sentenced to death in Bangladesh". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2013.