Mufti Abdul Hannan

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Mufti Abdul Hannan
Born
Hiron village, Kotalipara Upazila, Gopalganj District [1]
Died(2017-04-12)12 April 2017
Kashimpur Central Jail, Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Political party Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh
SpouseJakia Parvin
Children4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Parents
  • Nur Islam Munshi (father)
  • Rabeya Begum (mother)

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]

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Career

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

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

  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". 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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  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. 1 2 "Uttar Pradesh biggest terror hub after J&K". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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  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.
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  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.
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