Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan
Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan | |
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Died | Regiment of Artillery | 28 January 2010
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Known for | Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan (died 28 January 2010) was a
Career
In 1973 Khan was the Chief Inspector of Army School of Physical Training in Comilla. His friend and colleague, Major Shariful Haque Dalim and his wife, had gotten into a scuffle with the sons of Gazi Golam Mostafa, 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 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.[5]
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
On 3 November 1975 he helped kill 4 national leaders of Bangladesh in jail, including former Prime Minister
Trial
In 2004 Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the jail killing case.[9] On 19 November 2009, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh confirmed the death sentence handed out to 12 individuals for their role in the coup and assassination.[10]
Death and legacy
Khan was hanged with 4 of his co-conspirators on 27 January 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh.[10] His daughter Shehnaz Rashid Khan and her brother in law, along with two others were arrested with the contraband Ya ba on 7 August 2011.[11]
References
- ^ "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Justice kept in wait". The Daily Star. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b Sarkar, Ashutosh (19 November 2009). "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Jail Killing Day Today: 41yrs on, justice still eludes". The Daily Star. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Farooq's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "SC denounces Shafiullah's inactive role". The Daily Star. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "SC adjourns hearing till today". The Daily Star. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Four could not even be traced". The Daily Star. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Rashid's daughter held with Yaba". The Daily Star. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.