Notification issued revoking title of 4 self-confessed murderers of Bangabandhu
Their titles have been revoked because it is a shame for the nation to have these heroic titles of Liberation War conferred upon them
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has issued a notification of cancelling the titles of four self-confessed murderers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members.
The four – Lt Col Shariful Haque Dalim (Bir Uttam), Lt Col Nur Chowdhury (Bir Bikram), Lt AM Rashed Chowdhury (Bir Pratik), and Nayek Subedar Moslem Uddin Khan (Bir Pratik) – had been sentenced to death by a court for their involvement in assassinating Bangabandhu.
The notification issued Sunday afternoon was signed by Deputy Secretary of the Liberation War affairs ministry Rathindra Nath Dutta.
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AQM Mozammel Haque said, "These four heinous self-confessed murderers were sentenced to death by a court for their involvement in the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other martyrs on 15 August 1975. Their titles have been revoked because it is a shame for the nation to have these heroic titles of the Liberation War conferred upon them."
The 72nd meeting of the National Freedom Fighters Council on 9 February 2021 made the recommendation for cancelling the titles of these four murderers.
