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'''Moslemuddin''', also known as Rafiqul Islam khan, was a Bangladesh Army officer who was convicted for his role in the 1975 [[Jail Killing Day|Jail Killing]] and the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the [[President of Bangladesh]]. He is currently a fugitve.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangabandhu's killer Moslem in Germany|url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/27597/bangabandhus-killer-moslem-in-germany |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Asian Age |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Six of the assassins of Sheikh Muhjibur Rahman are still to be traced |url=https://newsin.asia/23493-2/ |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=NewsIn.Asia |date=15 August 2018}}</ref> |
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'''Moslemuddin''' '''Khan''' (born 31 July 1937), also known as '''Rafiqul Islam Khan''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2019 |title=নাম বদলে ফেলেছে বঙ্গবন্ধুর খুনি |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAIOnEG-2B0 |website=ATN News (YouTube)}}</ref> is a officer of the [[Bangladesh Army]] who was convicted for his role in the [[15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup]] and the subsequent [[Jail Killing|jail killings]]. He was sentenced to death in absentia and is currently a fugitive. |
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==Career== |
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Moslemuddin was part of the group that attacked the residence of [[Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani]], the nephew of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], in the [[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]]. He reached Bangabandhu Bhaban after killing Sheikh Fazlul Haque and met up with the other coup leaders. Captain Abdul Aziz Pasha took Moslemuddin's stun gun and used it to kill [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]], [[Sheikh Jamal]], [[Sultana Kamal (athlete)|Sultana Kamal]], and Jamal's wife Rosy.<ref>{{cite news |title='Huda, Mohiuddin, Pasha, Noor were directly involved' |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangabandhu-appeals/2009/10/13/huda-mohiuddin-pasha-noor-were-directly-involved |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pasha shot dead Begum Mujib, Jamal, 2 in-laws |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-109647 |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=13 October 2009 |language=en}}</ref> Haviladar Mohammad Quddus Sikder, who was on guard duty told in his court testamony that Moslemuddin and Pasha shot the family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Noor, Capt Bazlul Huda shot Bangabandhu dead |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/major-noor-capt-bazlul-huda-shot-bangabandhu-dead |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=29 July 1997 |language=en}}</ref> After the assassination, Moslemuddin was given diplomatic posting along with the others involved in the coup. He was station at the Bangladesh consulate in Jedda and later the Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rewards for slayers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/rewards-slayers-1269622 |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 November 2009 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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[[Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh)|Criminal Investigations Department]] placed charges against Moslemuddin and 19 others on 15 January 1997 with the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. Justice [[Kazi Golam Rasul]] of the District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka sentenced 15 of the accused to death on 8 November 1998. Following an appeal, [[Bangladesh High Court]] delivered a split verdict, Justice [[Md Ruhul Amin]] sentencing 10 to death and Justice [[A. B. M. Khairul Haque]] upheld the death sentence of all 15 accused. On 19 November 2009, [[Bangladesh Supreme Court]] sentenced 12 people to death in case.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Ashutosh |title=Long road to justice |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-123947 |accessdate=21 April 2020 |publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> The convicts sentenced to death are Moslemuddin, [[A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed]], [[Abdul Aziz Pasha]] [[Syed Faruque Rahman]], [[Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan]], [[Mohiuddin Ahmed]], [[Mohammad Bazlul Huda]], [[Shariful Haque Dalim]], [[S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury]], [[Rashed Chowdhury]], [[Abdul Majed]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mujib assassination: Bangla SC upholds dealth penalty for five |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/36722/mujib-assassination-bangla-sc-upholds.html |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=19 November 2009 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Khan was born in [[Narsingdi]], [[British Raj|British India]] on 31 July 1937. |
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=== Bangladesh Liberation War === |
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Moslemuddin fought in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 and was awarded [[Bir Protik]], the fourth highest gallantry award for his actions during the war.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh strips four fugitive Bangabandhu killers of gallantry awards |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-strips-four-fugitive-bangabandhu-killers-of-gallantry-awards |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=en}}</ref> However, Moslemuddin's award was revoked in 2021, along with the gallantry awards of the other army officers involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujib.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Gallantry title of four killers of Bangabandhu to be revoked: Minister |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/gallantry-title-of-four-killers-of-bangabandhu-to-be-revoked-minister |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== 15 August 1975 coup === |
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Major [[Syed Faruque Rahman|Farook]], the mastermind of the 15 August 1975 coup, assigned Moslemuddin with the task of killing [[Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani|Sheikh Moni]], a nephew of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Sheikh Mujib]]. When Moslemuddin arrived Sheikh Moni's house with two trucks of soldiers, Moni was woken up by the noise. When Moni came outside, Moslemuddin tried to grab hold of Moni.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mascarenhas |first=Anthony |title=Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood |publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] |year=1986 |isbn=978-0340394205 |pages=75}}</ref> When Moni's pregnant wife tried to protect him, Moslemuddin opened fire with a [[Sten|sten gun]], killing them both.<ref name=":0" /> |
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After killing Moni, Moslemuddin and his men drove to Sheikh Mujib's house, where he and Major [[Abdul Aziz Pasha|Aziz Pasha]] entered with their men. By the time they entered, Sheikh Mujib had already been killed. Moslemuddin and Pasha gunned down [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib|Fazilatunnesa Mujib]], [[Sheikh Jamal]], Rosy Jamal and [[Sultana Kamal (athlete)|Sultana Kamal]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=The dark night of Bangabandhu's assassination: how it unfolded |url=https://bdnews24.com/mujib100/the-dark-night-of-bangabandhus-assassination-how-it-unfolded |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== 3 November 1975 jail killing === |
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After the 15 August coup, [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad|Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed]] became the new president. In the event, that Mostaq was overthrown, Major Farook had a preorganised plan. He had formed a "hunter-killer team"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mascarenhas |first=Anthony |title=Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood |publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] |year=1986 |isbn=978-0340394205 |pages=85 |quote=Assigned to the later task was one of Farook's 'hunter-killer teams'}}</ref> consisting of Moslemuddin and several other soldiers, who would go to [[Old Dhaka Central Jail|Dhaka Central Jail]] and kill the four imprisoned leaders: |
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* Former vice-president [[Syed Nazrul Islam]] |
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* Former prime minister of Bangladesh [[Tajuddin Ahmad|Tajuddin Ahmed]] |
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* Former home minister [[Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman|A H M Quamruzzaman]] |
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* Captain (retired) [[Muhammad Mansur Ali|Mansur Ali]] |
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When General [[Khaled Mosharraf]] launched his counter-coup on [[3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|3 November 1975]], Farook's plan was set in motion. Wearing black uniforms,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bikram |first=Mahbub Uddin Ahmed Bir |date=3 November 2021 |title=Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/jail-killing-day-how-the-horrors-november-3-transpired-2220626 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |quote=the contingent of killers, clad in black uniforms, entered the jail}}</ref> Moslemuddin and several other soldiers drove to Dhaka Central Jail and demanded to see the four imprisoned leaders. When the DIG prisons refused to comply, Moslemuddin told him to call Major Rashid, who was at [[Bangabhaban]]. The DIG prisons called Major Rashid, who told him to do whatever Moslemuddin says.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Mascarenhas |first=Anthony |title=Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood |publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] |year=1986 |isbn=978-0340394205 |pages=96}}</ref> However, the DIG prisons was still unsure, so he called President Mostaq Ahmed, who verified Major Rashid's instructions.<ref name=":1" /> |
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After the phone call with Mostaq Ahmed, the DIG prisons let Moslemuddin and his men enter the prison. The four imprisoned leaders were taken to one cell and fired upon with automatic weapons. In ''[[Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood]]'', [[Anthony Mascarenhas]] claims that three of the leaders died immediately, while Tajuddin Ahmed was still alive when Moslemuddin and his men were leaving, but slowly bled to death.<ref name=":1" /> However, another source states that a prison guard informed Moslemuddin that one of the leaders was still alive.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Mahbub Uddin |date=2021-11-03 |title=Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/jail-killing-day-how-the-horrors-november-3-transpired-2220626 |access-date=2023-03-30 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |quote=Hearing the groaning cry for help and water, one of the prison guards ran to the jail gate and informed the killers that some of the leaders were still alive.}}</ref> Upon hearing this, Moslemuddin and his men attached [[bayonet]]s to their guns and bayoneted the four leaders to ensure their death.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Mahbub |date=3 November 2021 |title=Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/jail-killing-day-how-the-horrors-november-3-transpired-2220626 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |quote=with bayonets fitted to their weapons, entered the room, and bayoneted them all.}}</ref> |
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After the jail killings, Moslemuddin flew to [[Libya]] via [[Bangkok]] along with the other army officers involved in the 15 August 1975 coup.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Majed's role in Bangabandhu killing |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/475292/Majed%E2%80%99s-role-in-Bangabandhu-killing |access-date=2023-03-30 |work=Daily Sun |language= |quote=the others fled to Libya via Bangkok on orders from Zia}}</ref> |
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=== Diplomatic postings === |
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Under the government of Lt. General [[Ziaur Rahman]], the army officers involved in the 15 August 1975 coup were given diplomatic postings as "rewards".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karim |first=Rezaul |date=19 November 2009 |title=Rewards for slayers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/rewards-slayers-1269622 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |quote=former president late Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman rewarded 12 army officials involved in the Bangabandhu killing with diplomatic jobs at Bangladesh missions abroad in 1976.}}</ref> Moslemuddin was given diplomatic postings in [[Tehran]] and [[Jeddah]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karim |first=Rezaul |date=19 November 2009 |title=Rewards for slayers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/rewards-slayers-1269622 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |quote=Risaldar Moslemuddin was given a posting in Tehran and Jeddah.}}</ref> |
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== Trial == |
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After [[Sheikh Hasina]] came to power in 1996, Moslemuddin fled Bangladesh. On 8 November 1998, a Dhaka court sentenced 15 men to death for their role in the assassination of Sheikh Mujib, including Moslemuddin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2009 |title=Bangladesh: Appeals for commutation of death sentences |url=https://www.amnesty.org/ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/asa130072009en.pdf |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref> who was tried in absentia. On 20 October 2004, Moslemuddin was also given the death sentence for his role in the jail killings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 October 2004 |title=3 Sentenced to Death for Killing Bangladeshi Leaders |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/256905 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[Arab News]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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In April 2020, the media reported that Moslemuddin had been arrested in West Bengal, following the arrest of Captain (retired) [[Abdul Majed]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=21 April 2020 |title=Bangabandhu killer Moslem 'held in India' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/bangabandhu-killer-moslem-held-india-1895095 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Moslem Uddin, another Bangabandhu killer, is arrested: Indian media |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/indian-media-reports-arrest-of-moslemuddin-another-bangabandhu-killer |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=en}}</ref> However, this was incorrect as the Bangladeshi government were still looking for Moslemuddin even after 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Billah |first=Masum |title=No headway in catching five fugitive killers of Bangladesh's independence hero |url=https://bdnews24.com/mujib100/no-headway-in-catching-five-fugitive-killers-of-bangladeshs-independence-hero |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=en |quote=The locations of Abdur Rashid, Shariful Haque Dalim, and Risaldar Moslemuddin still puzzle the government and law enforcers.}}</ref> |
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Moslemuddin was reportedly arrested in West Bengali, India in April 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangabandhu killer Moslem ‘held in India’ |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/bangabandhu-killer-moslem-held-india-1895095 |accessdate=21 April 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=21 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Moslemuddin Khan (born 31 July 1937), also known as Rafiqul Islam Khan,[1] is a officer of the Bangladesh Army who was convicted for his role in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup and the subsequent jail killings. He was sentenced to death in absentia and is currently a fugitive.
Biography
[edit]Khan was born in Narsingdi, British India on 31 July 1937.
Bangladesh Liberation War
[edit]Moslemuddin fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and was awarded Bir Protik, the fourth highest gallantry award for his actions during the war.[2] However, Moslemuddin's award was revoked in 2021, along with the gallantry awards of the other army officers involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujib.[3]
15 August 1975 coup
[edit]Major Farook, the mastermind of the 15 August 1975 coup, assigned Moslemuddin with the task of killing Sheikh Moni, a nephew of Sheikh Mujib. When Moslemuddin arrived Sheikh Moni's house with two trucks of soldiers, Moni was woken up by the noise. When Moni came outside, Moslemuddin tried to grab hold of Moni.[4] When Moni's pregnant wife tried to protect him, Moslemuddin opened fire with a sten gun, killing them both.[4]
After killing Moni, Moslemuddin and his men drove to Sheikh Mujib's house, where he and Major Aziz Pasha entered with their men. By the time they entered, Sheikh Mujib had already been killed. Moslemuddin and Pasha gunned down Fazilatunnesa Mujib, Sheikh Jamal, Rosy Jamal and Sultana Kamal.[5]
3 November 1975 jail killing
[edit]After the 15 August coup, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed became the new president. In the event, that Mostaq was overthrown, Major Farook had a preorganised plan. He had formed a "hunter-killer team"[6] consisting of Moslemuddin and several other soldiers, who would go to Dhaka Central Jail and kill the four imprisoned leaders:
- Former vice-president Syed Nazrul Islam
- Former prime minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed
- Former home minister A H M Quamruzzaman
- Captain (retired) Mansur Ali
When General Khaled Mosharraf launched his counter-coup on 3 November 1975, Farook's plan was set in motion. Wearing black uniforms,[7] Moslemuddin and several other soldiers drove to Dhaka Central Jail and demanded to see the four imprisoned leaders. When the DIG prisons refused to comply, Moslemuddin told him to call Major Rashid, who was at Bangabhaban. The DIG prisons called Major Rashid, who told him to do whatever Moslemuddin says.[8] However, the DIG prisons was still unsure, so he called President Mostaq Ahmed, who verified Major Rashid's instructions.[8]
After the phone call with Mostaq Ahmed, the DIG prisons let Moslemuddin and his men enter the prison. The four imprisoned leaders were taken to one cell and fired upon with automatic weapons. In Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood, Anthony Mascarenhas claims that three of the leaders died immediately, while Tajuddin Ahmed was still alive when Moslemuddin and his men were leaving, but slowly bled to death.[8] However, another source states that a prison guard informed Moslemuddin that one of the leaders was still alive.[9] Upon hearing this, Moslemuddin and his men attached bayonets to their guns and bayoneted the four leaders to ensure their death.[10]
After the jail killings, Moslemuddin flew to Libya via Bangkok along with the other army officers involved in the 15 August 1975 coup.[11]
Diplomatic postings
[edit]Under the government of Lt. General Ziaur Rahman, the army officers involved in the 15 August 1975 coup were given diplomatic postings as "rewards".[12] Moslemuddin was given diplomatic postings in Tehran and Jeddah.[13]
Trial
[edit]After Sheikh Hasina came to power in 1996, Moslemuddin fled Bangladesh. On 8 November 1998, a Dhaka court sentenced 15 men to death for their role in the assassination of Sheikh Mujib, including Moslemuddin,[14] who was tried in absentia. On 20 October 2004, Moslemuddin was also given the death sentence for his role in the jail killings.[15]
In April 2020, the media reported that Moslemuddin had been arrested in West Bengal, following the arrest of Captain (retired) Abdul Majed.[16][17] However, this was incorrect as the Bangladeshi government were still looking for Moslemuddin even after 2021.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "নাম বদলে ফেলেছে বঙ্গবন্ধুর খুনি". ATN News (YouTube). 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh strips four fugitive Bangabandhu killers of gallantry awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Gallantry title of four killers of Bangabandhu to be revoked: Minister". Prothom Alo. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b Mascarenhas, Anthony (1986). Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 75. ISBN 978-0340394205.
- ^ "The dark night of Bangabandhu's assassination: how it unfolded". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Anthony (1986). Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 85. ISBN 978-0340394205.
Assigned to the later task was one of Farook's 'hunter-killer teams'
- ^ Bikram, Mahbub Uddin Ahmed Bir (3 November 2021). "Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
the contingent of killers, clad in black uniforms, entered the jail
- ^ a b c Mascarenhas, Anthony (1986). Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 96. ISBN 978-0340394205.
- ^ Ahmed, Mahbub Uddin (3 November 2021). "Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
Hearing the groaning cry for help and water, one of the prison guards ran to the jail gate and informed the killers that some of the leaders were still alive.
- ^ Ahmed, Mahbub (3 November 2021). "Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
with bayonets fitted to their weapons, entered the room, and bayoneted them all.
- ^ "Majed's role in Bangabandhu killing". Daily Sun. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
the others fled to Libya via Bangkok on orders from Zia
- ^ Karim, Rezaul (19 November 2009). "Rewards for slayers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
former president late Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman rewarded 12 army officials involved in the Bangabandhu killing with diplomatic jobs at Bangladesh missions abroad in 1976.
- ^ Karim, Rezaul (19 November 2009). "Rewards for slayers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
Risaldar Moslemuddin was given a posting in Tehran and Jeddah.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Appeals for commutation of death sentences" (PDF). Amnesty International. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "3 Sentenced to Death for Killing Bangladeshi Leaders". Arab News. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bangabandhu killer Moslem 'held in India'". The Daily Star. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Moslem Uddin, another Bangabandhu killer, is arrested: Indian media". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Billah, Masum. "No headway in catching five fugitive killers of Bangladesh's independence hero". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
The locations of Abdur Rashid, Shariful Haque Dalim, and Risaldar Moslemuddin still puzzle the government and law enforcers.