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{{Short description|Bangladeshi former army officer}}
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| name = Shariful Haque Dalim
| name = Shariful Haque Dalim
| native_name = শরীফুল হক ডালিম
| birth_date = 2 February 1946
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| height = 1.73 meters
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|02|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
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| death_date =
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| allegiance = {{hlist|[[Pakistan]]|[[Bangladesh]]}}
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| death_place =
| branch = {{hlist|[[Pakistan Air Force]]|[[Pakistan Army]]<ref name="md"/>|[[Bangladesh Army]]}}
| conviction_status =
| spouse = Nimmi Dalim<ref>http://cbi.gov.in/rnotice/A-1811-6-2009.html</ref>
| conviction = [[Murder]] ([[assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]])
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| serviceyears = 1964&ndash;1971<ref name="md"/>
| conviction_penalty = [[Capital punishment in Bangladesh|Death by hanging]]
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| awards = [[Bir Uttom]]
| religion =
| module = {{Infobox military person |embed=yes
| rank = [[File:Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant colonel]]
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| laterwork =
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| allegiance = {{flag|Pakistan}}<br />{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
| residence = [[Pakistan]]
| branch = {{army|Bangladesh}}<br />{{army|Pakistan}} {{small|(1965-1971)}} <br>{{Air Force|Pakistan}} {{small|(1964-1965)}}
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| citizenship =
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| serviceyears = 1968-1974<ref name="md"/>
| relations = Mahua Khair <small>(sister)</small></br>[[Abul Khair Litu]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small>
| unit = [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
| commands = *Company Commander of Bengal Lancers
*Sub-Commander of [[List of sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War|Sector - I]]
| known_for = [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
}}
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| image = File:Shariful Haque Dalim.jpg
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| spouse = Nimmi Dalim
| awards = {{flagicon image|Bir Uttom ribbon bar.svg|20px}} [[Bir Uttom]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.molwa.gov.bd/site/page/3f3b7628-3ac7-4927-bf6f-c9203fae601f/Bir-Uttam |title=Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |access-date=7 February 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001195814/http://www.molwa.gov.bd/site/page/3f3b7628-3ac7-4927-bf6f-c9203fae601f/Bir-Uttam |url-status=live }}</ref>''(Revoked<ref>{{cite news |title=HC asks to strip freedom fighter titles of four Bangabandhu killers |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/hc-revokes-freedom-fighter-titles-4-killers-bangabandhu-171928 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129134037/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/hc-revokes-freedom-fighter-titles-4-killers-bangabandhu-171928 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>)''
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| nationality = Bangladeshi
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant colonel]] (Retd.)
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'''Shariful Haque Dalim'''
'''Shariful Haque Dalim''' (born 1946)<ref name="md">[http://www.majordalimbu.com/Lifesketch.htm Life sketch] Official website of Major Daliimbu. Retrieved 11 November 2016</ref> is a former decorated [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] veteran and ambassador of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Salil Tripathi |date=19 November 2014 |title=Of course, we killed him ... he had to go |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/feature/2014/nov/19/%E2%80%98-course-we-killed-him-he-had-go%E2%80%99 |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> He was also convicted for his part in the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the country's founding father, in 1975.
(born 2 February 1946)<ref name="md">{{cite web|url=http://www.majordalimbu.com/Lifesketch.htm|title= Life sketch - AMBASSADOR LT. COL. (RETD) SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027021321/http://www.majordalimbu.com/Lifesketch.htm |archive-date=27 October 2016|url-status=dead|work=Official website of SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU}}</ref> is a former Bangladeshi army officer and ambassador of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Salil Tripathi |date=19 November 2014 |title=Of course, we killed him ... he had to go |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/feature/2014/nov/19/%E2%80%98-course-we-killed-him-he-had-go%E2%80%99 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |access-date=11 November 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152626/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/feature/2014/nov/19/%E2%80%98-course-we-killed-him-he-had-go%E2%80%99 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also convicted for his part in the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassination]] of President [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karim |first1=Rezaul |title=Four could not even be traced |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/four-could-not-even-be-traced-1269388 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814174723/https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/four-could-not-even-be-traced-1269388 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SHEIK MUJIB GETS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER BANGLADESH |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/26/archives/sheik-mujib-gets-total-authority-over-bangladesh-a-strong.html |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=26 January 1975}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Maniruzzaman |first=Talukder |date=1975 |title=Bangladesh: An Unfinished Revolution? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2054506 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=891–911 |doi=10.2307/2054506 |jstor=2054506 |s2cid=154434833 |issn=0021-9118}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Dalim had joined the [[Pakistan Air Force]] in 1964 and changed his job to [[Pakistan Army]] in 1965. When the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] started, he joined the [[Mukti Bahini]]. In 1974, he was stationed with the Bengal Lancers. Due to accusation of breach of discipline, he lost his commission in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shahriar's confession |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/shahriars-confession-1269637 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 November 2009 |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141003/http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/shahriars-confession-1269637 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, he was re-employed in the [[Bangladesh Army]] and promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt. colonel]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The Mujib killers | date=17 December 2009 |work=Frontline|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30184212.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225150046/https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/article30184212.ece | archive-date=25 February 2024 }}</ref> In 1976, he was sent as a diplomat to the People's Republic of [[China]] after being assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref name="md"/> In 1980 he joined the [[London]] High Commission. In 1982, he took charge of [[Hong Kong]] as a commissioner. Served as ambassador to [[Kenya]] in 1988.<ref name="md"/> At the same time he was given charge of [[Tanzania]]. He also served as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to [[UNEP]] and [[HABITAT]].<ref name="md"/> He also held the special responsibility of overall supervision of Bangladesh Army personnel sent as part of the [[United Nations Peacekeeping]] Force during the war in [[Somalia]]. He retired from government service in 1995.<ref name="md"/>


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==Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman==
Dalim had joined the [[Pakistan Army]]. When the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] started he joined the [[Mukti Bahini]]. After the war he was awarded with the [[Bir Uttom]], the highest gallantry award for living soldiers and the second highest overall.
[[File:August_1975_coup_members.jpg|thumb|left|Dalim (centre right) with other coup members]]
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Dalim, along with a few other Bangladesh Army officers including Major [[Syed Faruque Rahman]] and [[Khandaker Abdur Rashid]], planned a coup which took place on 15 August 1975. He was [[Major (rank)|major ranked]] officer during the assassination. He was asked to lead the attack on the house of President Mujib but he refused to do so. He was then given charge of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujib]] took place during the course of the coup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Ashutosh |date=19 November 2009 |title=Farooq's confession |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/farooqs-confession-1269634 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140458/http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/farooqs-confession-1269634 |url-status=live }}</ref> He took control of Bangladesh Betar Radio station and made an announcement. He said ''"I am Major Dalim speaking; autocrat Sheikh Mujib has been killed. The army led by [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]] has taken over power. Curfew has been declared"''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalim goes on air |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/dalim-goes-air-1270015 |work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109220658/http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/dalim-goes-air-1270015 |url-status=live }}</ref>


The coup made [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad|Mostaq Ahmad]] the president. The new president declared martial law and passed the 1975 [[Indemnity Act, Bangladesh|Indemnity Act]] which provided legal protection to those involved in the coup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shame darker than the night |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/shame-darker-the-night-1270021 |work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012093200/https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/shame-darker-the-night-1270021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dalim was reinstated in the army and promoted.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dalim|first1=Shariful Haq|title=Bangladesh, Untold Facts|publisher=Jumhoori Publications|language=English|date=1 November 2011|isbn=978-9699739408 }}</ref>
=== 1974 Abduction ===
In 1974, [[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] abducted [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]] and his wife Nimmi from the [[Dhaka Ladies Club]] after an argument. It was [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]]'s cousin's wedding reception in the [[Dhaka Ladies Club]]. [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]]'s only brother-in-law Bappi (his wife Nimmi's brother) was attending from [[Canada]]. [[Gazi Golam Mostafa|Mostafa]]'s son occupied the chair in the row behind Bappi and pulled Bappi's hair from the back. Bappi scolded the boy for his behavior and told him not to sit on the row behind him anymore. [[Gazi Golam Mostafa|Mostafa]]'s sons (who were close friends of [[Sheikh Kamal]]) and some associates forcefully abducted Dalim, Nimmi, the groom's mother, and two of [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Dalim]]'s friends (both of whom were distinguished freedom fighters) in [[Microbus|microbuses]] owned by the [[Bangladesh Red Crescent Society|Red Crescent]]. [[Gazi Golam Mostafa|Mostafa]] was taking them to the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini|Rakhi Bahini]] headquarters but later took them to the residence of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Foundation|first1=Bhashani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PMctBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA235&dq=Gazi+Golam+Mostafa&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiur5ORjs_PAhVCjz4KHRf_DEQQ6AEINDAF#v=onepage&q=Gazi%20Golam%20Mostafa&f=false|title=Searching for Bhasani Citizen of the World: The Life and Times of (Earnest) Mozlum Leader Maulana Bhasani|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781453573136|pages=235|language=en|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Riaz|first1=Ali|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=df9tAAAAMAAJ&q=Gazi+Golam+Mostafa&dq=Gazi+Golam+Mostafa&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiur5ORjs_PAhVCjz4KHRf_DEQQ6AEIVjAN|title=Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh|publisher=de Sitter Publications|isbn=9781897160107|pages=239|language=en|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=h4p16|url=http://www.majordalimbu.com/h4p16.htm|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.majordalimbu.com}}</ref> [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Mujib]] mediated a compromise between them and made [[Gazi Golam Mostafa|Mostafa]] apologize to Nimmi. When news of the abduction spread, the 1st Bengal Lancers ransacked [[Gazi Golam Mostafa|Mostafa]]'s and took his whole family prisoner. They also set up check posts all over the city searching for [[Shariful Haque Dalim|Major Dalim]] and the abductees. Some officers, including Dalim, lost their jobs as a result. The officers involved were later orchestrators of the coup on 15 August 1975 and the [[assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|date=19 November 2009|title=Shahriar's confession|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/shahriars-confession-1269637|accessdate=10 October 2016|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=19 November 2009|title=Farooq's confession|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/farooqs-confession-1269634|accessdate=10 October 2016|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref>


From 1 December 1982 to 6 May 1988, Dalim was the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Consuls General|url=https://www.bangladeshconsulate.hk/former-consuls-general/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Consulate General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Hong Kong|language=en-US}}</ref>
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=== Assassination Attempts ===


In 1996, the Awami League government, led by Mujib's daughter [[Sheikh Hasina]] began prosecution process for the case. Dalim was demoted and dismissed from the army. He was sentenced to death [[Trial in absentia|in absentia]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Col Jamil involved, Khaled Mosharraf key plotter' |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangabandhu-appeals/2009/11/01/col-jamil-involved-khaled-mosharraf-key-plotter |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109084828/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangabandhu-appeals/2009/11/01/col-jamil-involved-khaled-mosharraf-key-plotter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/neighbours/story/19981123-death-sentence-to-sheikh-mujib-killers-surprising-sequel-to-a-tragic-drama-827417-1998-11-22 | title=Death sentence to Sheikh Mujib's killers is a surprising sequel to a tragic drama | date=23 November 1998 |work=[[India Today]]| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103060739/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/neighbours/story/19981123-death-sentence-to-sheikh-mujib-killers-surprising-sequel-to-a-tragic-drama-827417-1998-11-22 | archive-date=3 November 2023 }}</ref> It is claimed that he lives in Pakistan on a [[Kenyan passport]] and that he has business interests in Africa.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 November 2009 |title=Where are they? |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/where-are-they-1269625 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105223337/http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/where-are-they-1269625 |archive-date=5 November 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016 |work=The Daily Star |quote=Dalim lives in Pakistan and often travels to Libya, in particular Benghazi... Wali-ur Rehman said Dalim has business in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and some other African countries. He even has managed a Kenyan passport.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=6 killers still out of reach |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-246248 |work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109085053/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-246248 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Bangladesh trying to bring back founding father Mujib's killers from US, Canada |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bangladesh-trying-to-bring-back-founding-father-mujibs-killers-from-us-canada-2646797 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806115051/https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bangladesh-trying-to-bring-back-founding-father-mujibs-killers-from-us-canada-2646797 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==== First Assassination Attempt ====
The first assassination attempt on Dalim's life happened in the beginning of 1975 when he was on the [[Aricha Ghat]] port in [[Manikganj]]. Dalim was on his way to inspect some project sites around the country when he decided to spend the night at a restaurant located on the river banks, the owner of which was a good friend of Dalim's. At night, Dalim joined a card game being played by his driver and his assistants. The game went on until midnight. Suddenly 4-5 with [[sten]] guns fired indiscriminately at the restaurant thinking that Dalim was in there. Dalim and his companions his under a nearby truck until the attackers got onto a jeep and drove away. The next day, the driver and other workers were instructed to proceed to the sites and Dalim returned to [[Dhaka]]. Dalim decided to not report this incident to anyone except his close associates and seldom travelled out of [[Dhaka]] after that.<ref>{{Cite web|title=h5p11|url=http://www.majordalimbu.com/h5p11.htm|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.majordalimbu.com}}</ref>


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==Personal life==
==== Second Assassination Attempt ====
[[File:Dalim_and_his_wife.jpg|thumb|Shariful haque dalim and his wife Nimmi chowdhury]]
The second assassination attempt on Dalim's life happened soon after the first one in early February 1975. Dalim and his wife Nimmi were visiting [[Awami League]] leader [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]] at her house in Indira Road, [[Tejgaon Thana|Tejgaon]]. At around 10:30 p.m, Dalim and his family were leaving the house of [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury|Sajeda Chowhudry]] when 2 plainclothes gunmen appeared and fired at them with [[sten]] guns. Dalim put the car in reverse and rushed back into the house after which the attackers fled. Dalim spent the night at [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury|Sajeda Chowdhury]]'s residence before returning home the next day. Dalim believed that this attempt on his life was made by members of the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]] because when he was returning home the next day he saw [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini|Rakkhi Bahini]] soldiers guarding Indira road in plainclothes armed with [[sten]] guns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=h5p16|url=http://www.majordalimbu.com/h5p16.htm|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.majordalimbu.com}}</ref>


Dalim is married to Nimmi Chowdhury<ref>{{Cite web|title=SHARIFUL HAQUE, DALIM|url=http://cbi.gov.in/rnotice/A-1811-6-2009.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=cbi.gov.in|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218204542/http://cbi.gov.in/rnotice/A-1811-6-2009.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and has one daughter.<ref name="md" /> His younger brother is Kamrul Haque Swapan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-24|title=Col Rashid's daughter held for blast link|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-111249|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117203955/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-111249|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Assassination==


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He along with a few other Bangladesh army officers including Major [[Syed Faruque Rahman]] and [[Khandaker Abdur Rashid]] planned a coup which took place on 15 August 1975. He was asked to lead the attack on the house of President Sheikh Mujib but he refused to do so. He was then given charge of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujib]] took place during the course of the coup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Ashutosh |date=19 November 2009 |title=Farooq's confession |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/farooqs-confession-1269634 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> He took control of Bangladesh Betar radio station and made an announcement. He said ''"I am Major Dalim speaking; the autocrat Sheikh Mujib has been killed. The army led by Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed has taken over power. Curfew has been declared,"''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dalim goes on air |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/dalim-goes-air-1270015|work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> The coup made Khandaker Mushtaque the president. The new president declared martial law and passed the 1975 [[Indemnity Act, Bangladesh|Indemnity Act]] which provided legal protection to those involved in the coup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shame darker than the night |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/shame-darker-the-night-1270021 |work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> He was reinstated in the army and promoted.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dalim|first1=Shariful Haq|title=Bangladesh, Untold Facts|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bangladesh-Untold-Facts-Shariful-Dalim/dp/9699739401|publisher=Jumhoori Publications|accessdate=9 November 2016|language=English|date=1 November 2011}}</ref>
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Dalim was dismissed from the army. In 1996 the Awami League government led [[Sheikh Hasina]] began prosecution process for the case. He lives in Pakistan and has a [[Kenyan passport]]. He has business interests in Africa.<ref>{{cite news |title=Where are they? |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/where-are-they-1269625 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 November 2009 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> He was sentenced to death in absentia.<ref>{{cite news |title='Col Jamil involved, Khaled Mosharraf key plotter' |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bangabandhu-appeals/2009/11/01/col-jamil-involved-khaled-mosharraf-key-plotter |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> He current has an Interpol warrant out on him.<ref>{{cite news |title=6 killers still out of reach |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-246248|work=The Daily Star |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>

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== Personal life ==
Dalim was married to his wife Nimmi until her death. Nimmi was the daughter of a dipmolat, R.I Chowdhury, and had one brother Bappi. After the Bengali officers of the [[Civil service of Pakistan]] defected, Mr. Chowdhury defected with them. They used to stay in [[Lalbagh Thana|Lalbagh]], from where they escaped to [[Comilla]] and later to [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=h1p10|url=http://www.majordalimbu.com/h1p10.htm|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.majordalimbu.com}}</ref> Dalim's sister is Mahua Khair, the wife of [[Abul Khair Litu]], a Bangladeshi industrialist and entrepreneur.<ref name=":0" />

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Latest revision as of 09:33, 14 October 2024

Lieutenant colonel (Retd.)
Shariful Haque Dalim
শরীফুল হক ডালিম
Born (1946-02-02) 2 February 1946 (age 78)
Dacca, Bengal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseNimmi Dalim
Awards Bir Uttom[2](Revoked[3])
Conviction(s)Murder (assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman)
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging
Military career
Allegiance Pakistan
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Service / branch Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army (1965-1971)
 Pakistan Air Force (1964-1965)
Years of service1968-1974[1]
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands
  • Company Commander of Bengal Lancers
  • Sub-Commander of Sector - I
Known forAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Shariful Haque Dalim (born 2 February 1946)[1] is a former Bangladeshi army officer and ambassador of Bangladesh.[4] He was also convicted for his part in the assassination of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.[5][6][7]

Career

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Dalim had joined the Pakistan Air Force in 1964 and changed his job to Pakistan Army in 1965. When the Bangladesh Liberation War started, he joined the Mukti Bahini. In 1974, he was stationed with the Bengal Lancers. Due to accusation of breach of discipline, he lost his commission in 1974.[8] After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, he was re-employed in the Bangladesh Army and promoted to the rank of Lt. colonel.[9] In 1976, he was sent as a diplomat to the People's Republic of China after being assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] In 1980 he joined the London High Commission. In 1982, he took charge of Hong Kong as a commissioner. Served as ambassador to Kenya in 1988.[1] At the same time he was given charge of Tanzania. He also served as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UNEP and HABITAT.[1] He also held the special responsibility of overall supervision of Bangladesh Army personnel sent as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force during the war in Somalia. He retired from government service in 1995.[1]

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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Dalim (centre right) with other coup members

Dalim, along with a few other Bangladesh Army officers including Major Syed Faruque Rahman and Khandaker Abdur Rashid, planned a coup which took place on 15 August 1975. He was major ranked officer during the assassination. He was asked to lead the attack on the house of President Mujib but he refused to do so. He was then given charge of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. Assassination of Sheikh Mujib took place during the course of the coup.[10] He took control of Bangladesh Betar Radio station and made an announcement. He said "I am Major Dalim speaking; autocrat Sheikh Mujib has been killed. The army led by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad has taken over power. Curfew has been declared".[11]

The coup made Mostaq Ahmad the president. The new president declared martial law and passed the 1975 Indemnity Act which provided legal protection to those involved in the coup.[12] Dalim was reinstated in the army and promoted.[13]

From 1 December 1982 to 6 May 1988, Dalim was the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong.[14]

In 1996, the Awami League government, led by Mujib's daughter Sheikh Hasina began prosecution process for the case. Dalim was demoted and dismissed from the army. He was sentenced to death in absentia.[15][16] It is claimed that he lives in Pakistan on a Kenyan passport and that he has business interests in Africa.[17][18][19]

Personal life

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Shariful haque dalim and his wife Nimmi chowdhury

Dalim is married to Nimmi Chowdhury[20] and has one daughter.[1] His younger brother is Kamrul Haque Swapan.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Life sketch - AMBASSADOR LT. COL. (RETD) SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU". Official website of SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "HC asks to strip freedom fighter titles of four Bangabandhu killers". The Business Standard. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ Salil Tripathi (19 November 2014). "Of course, we killed him ... he had to go". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ Karim, Rezaul (14 August 2016). "Four could not even be traced". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "SHEIK MUJIB GETS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER BANGLADESH". The New York Times. 26 January 1975. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ Maniruzzaman, Talukder (1975). "Bangladesh: An Unfinished Revolution?". The Journal of Asian Studies. 34 (4). Cambridge University Press: 891–911. doi:10.2307/2054506. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2054506. S2CID 154434833.
  8. ^ "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  9. ^ "The Mujib killers". Frontline. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (19 November 2009). "Farooq's confession". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Dalim goes on air". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Shame darker than the night". The Daily Star. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  13. ^ Dalim, Shariful Haq (1 November 2011). Bangladesh, Untold Facts. Jumhoori Publications. ISBN 978-9699739408.
  14. ^ "Former Consuls General". Consulate General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Hong Kong. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  15. ^ "'Col Jamil involved, Khaled Mosharraf key plotter'". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Death sentence to Sheikh Mujib's killers is a surprising sequel to a tragic drama". India Today. 23 November 1998. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Where are they?". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016. Dalim lives in Pakistan and often travels to Libya, in particular Benghazi... Wali-ur Rehman said Dalim has business in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and some other African countries. He even has managed a Kenyan passport.
  18. ^ "6 killers still out of reach". The Daily Star. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  19. ^ PTI. "Bangladesh trying to bring back founding father Mujib's killers from US, Canada". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  20. ^ "SHARIFUL HAQUE, DALIM". cbi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Col Rashid's daughter held for blast link". The Daily Star. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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