Mufti Abdul Hannan

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Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh.[2][3][4] He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.[5][6]

Mufti Abdul Hannan
Born
Died(2017-04-12)12 April 2017
Kashimpur Central Jail, Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Political partyHarkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh
SpouseJakia Parvin
Children4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Parents
  • Nur Islam Munshi (father)
  • Rabeya Begum (mother)

Career

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Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union.[7][8] He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India.[7] He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[9][10] He was arrested on 1 October 2005.[11]

Death

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Hannan was hanged at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time on 12 April 2017 in Kashimpur Prison for the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah Jalal Shrine.[12][13]

Militant activity

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References

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  1. ^ "Locals to resist Mufti Hannan's burial in Gopalganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-04-13.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Sentences 8 Islamist Militants, Including Harkatul Jihad Leader, To Death Over 2001 Attacks". International Business Times. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  3. ^ "Verdict on Bangladesh 2001 bombings delayed". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  4. ^ "Ramna blast: Death convict HuJi-B leader captured". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  5. ^ "Ex-UK envoy grenade attack case full verdict released". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  6. ^ "Six arrested HuJI 'members' were planning attacks on secular politicians, police say". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  7. ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh biggest terror hub after J&K". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. ^ Islam, Shariful; Liton, Shakhawat (2017-04-13). "Huji kingpin Mufti Hannan hanged". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  9. ^ "Mufti Hannan's nephew held with arms, drugs". The Daily Star. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  10. ^ "Over 30 'grenades' stored there". The Daily Star. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  11. ^ "'Intelligence officials helped Maulana Tajuddin flee'". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  12. ^ "Huji militant chief Hannan, 2 aides HANGED". The Daily Star. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh executes HuJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, two aides for 2004 grenade attack". Scroll.in. 2017-04-13.
  14. ^ "Same old story, same old drum". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  15. ^ "Ramna Batamul bombing case awaits High Court hearing". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death". BBC News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  17. ^ "Mufti Hannan, 12 others indicted for CPB rally attack". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death". BBC News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  19. ^ "Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentences for Attack on British Diplomat". VOA News. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  20. ^ "Bangladesh upholds Islamists' death sentence for UK envoy attack". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  21. ^ "How a Bangladesh youth's life was changed by a radical". The Star. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  22. ^ "Bangladesh court bombs kill two". BBC News. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2016-08-06.