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PM's former bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid's parents want to see killers punished

August 21st

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21 August, 2023, 09:15 am
Last modified: 21 August, 2023, 02:39 pm

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PM's former bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid's parents want to see killers punished

On August 21, 2004, Sheikh Hasina's bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid died of injuries sustained by a bomb sprinter during a grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka

UNB
21 August, 2023, 09:15 am
Last modified: 21 August, 2023, 02:39 pm
Hasina Begum, mother of Mahbubur Rashid, holding a picture of her son. Sheikh Hasina’s bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid died of injuries sustained by a bomb sprinter during the grenade attack on the Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on 21 August 2004. Photo: Collected
Hasina Begum, mother of Mahbubur Rashid, holding a picture of her son. Sheikh Hasina’s bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid died of injuries sustained by a bomb sprinter during the grenade attack on the Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on 21 August 2004. Photo: Collected

Hasina Begum, mother of Mahbubur Rashid, who was killed in the August 21 grenade attack, and father Harun-or-Rashid are waiting for the execution of the killers of their son.

Mahbubur Rashid was the sole breadwinner of this family. In his absence, Harun-or-Rashid's grief goes beyond description. Due to old age-related diseases, medicines worth Tk 15,000-16,000 are required per month. Their family now survives by selling cow's milk.

When asked how the days were going, elderly Harun-or-Rashid said the verdict has been done for a long time, but the punishment of the killers has not been implemented. Still, he wants to see the execution of the killers before he dies.

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Mother Hasina Begum is also hopeful that the killers of her son will be executed.

On August 21, 2004, Sheikh Hasina's bodyguard Mahbubur Rashid died of injuries sustained by a bomb sprinter during a grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka.

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21 August Grenade Attacks / August 21 grenade attack / Bangladesh

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