Taheruddin Thakur

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Taheruddin Thakur
তাহেরউদ্দিন ঠাকুর
Died(2009-02-17)17 February 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi

Taheruddin Thakur (died 17 February 2009) was a Bangladeshi politician. [1] He served as the Minister of State for Information at the cabinet of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [2]

Career

Thakur was arrested on 14 August 1996 over the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. [3] He was later acquitted. [1] On 20 October 2004, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court (Trial Court) acquitted Thakur of another charge in the Jail Killing case. [4]

Thakur worked as a journalist at The Daily Ittefaq . [1] He died on 17 February 2009 after suffering from kidney disease. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Taheruddin Thakur dies". bdnews24.com. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "BANGABANDHU AND LAPSES IN HIS SECURITY". The Daily Star. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (29 January 2010). "Long road to justice". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Marfat, Mridha to be hanged in Jail Killing Case". The Daily Ittefaq. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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