Shariful Haque Dalim

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Shariful Haque Dalim
শরীফুল হক ডালিম
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Personal details
Born (1946-02-02) 2 February 1946 (age 78)
Dacca, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
SpouseNimmi Dalim
AwardsBir Uttom ribbon bar.svg Bir Uttom [1] (Revoked [2] )
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Branch/serviceFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army (Before 1971)
Years of service1968-1974 [3]
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-3.svg Major
Unit Armoured Corps
Commands
  • Company Commander of Bengal Lancers
  • Sub-Commander of Sector - I
Battles/wars Bangladesh Liberation War

Shariful Haque Dalim (born 2 February 1946) [3] is a former Bangladeshi army officer and ambassador of Bangladesh. [4] He was also convicted for his part in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father, in 1975.

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Career

Dalim had joined the Pakistan Army in 1968. When the Bangladesh Liberation War started he joined the Mukti Bahini. In 1974, he was stationed with the Bengal Lancers. Due to accusation of breach of discipline he lost his commission in 1974. [5]

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Dalim, along with a few other Bangladesh Army officers including Major Syed Faruque Rahman and Khandaker Abdur Rashid, planned a coup which took place on 15 August 1975. He was asked to lead the attack on the house of President Mujib but he refused to do so. He was then given charge of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. Assassination of Sheikh Mujib took place during the course of the coup. [6] He took control of Bangladesh Betar radio station and made an announcement. He said "I am Major Dalim speaking; autocrat Sheikh Mujib has been killed. The army led by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad has taken over power. Curfew has been declared". [7]

The coup made Mostaq Ahmad the president. The new president declared martial law and passed the 1975 Indemnity Act which provided legal protection to those involved in the coup. [8] Dalim was reinstated in the army and promoted. [9]

From 1 December 1982 to 6 May 1988, Dalim was the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Hong Kong. [10]

In 1996 the Awami League government, led by Mujib's daughter Sheikh Hasina began prosecution process for the case. Dalim was demoted and dismissed from the army. He was sentenced to death in absentia. [11] It is claimed that he lives in Pakistan on a Kenyan passport and that he has business interests in Africa. [12] He currently has an Interpol warrant out on him. [13]

Personal life

Dalim is married to Nimmi Chowdhury [14] and has one daughter. [3] His younger brother is Kamrul Haque Swapan. [15]

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  2. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (6 June 2021). "বঙ্গবন্ধুর চার খুনির মুক্তিযুদ্ধের খেতাব বাতিল". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Life sketch Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Official website of Major Daliimbu. Retrieved 11 November 2016
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  5. ↑ "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (19 November 2009). "Farooq's confession". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Former Consuls General". Consulate General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Hong Kong. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Col Jamil involved, Khaled Mosharraf key plotter'". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Where are they?". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016. Dalim lives in Pakistan and often travels to Libya, in particular Benghazi... Wali-ur Rehman said Dalim has business in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and some other African countries. He even has managed a Kenyan passport.
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