War criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid buried in Faridpur after execution

War criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid was buried near his ancestral home in Faridpur after his execution in the wee hours of Sunday.

Faridpur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 22 Nov 2015, 03:42 AM
Updated : 22 Nov 2015, 03:42 AM

The secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury were both hanged at Dhaka Central Jail for the crimes against humanity they committed in 1971.

Prison authorities said the executions took place at 12:55am.

An ambulance carrying Mujahid’s body left the jail premises for Faridpur at 2:55am.

It arrived at west Khabashpur in Faridpur district around 6:30am.

He was buried at the premises of Ideal Cadet Madrasa—run by local Jamaat activists—around 7:25am following a funeral prayer attended by family members and Jamaat activists.

Local residents and journalists were not allowed to enter the madrasa premises during the burial.

Mujahid, a minister in Khaleda Zia’s coalition Cabinet, planned and executed mass murders, including those of intellectuals, scientists, academics and journalists in 1971.

On July 17, 2013, the ICT passed the death sentence on him after he was proven guilty of the mass killings and torture of Hindus during the Liberation War.

He had appealed against the verdict, but the Supreme Court had upheld the death penalty.

His petition to review the sentence was also rejected by the top court.

The only hurdle for the execution was a possible presidential clemency, which he sought on Saturday. In the end, the clemency appeal was turned down.

</div>  </p>