Tuesday, June 19th, 2007AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, condemned to death for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family on August 15, 1975, was brought back to the country yesterday, after over a decade on the run in the United States.Immigration police arrested him on his arrival at Zia International Airport (ZIA) at 12:18pm and took him straight to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka. From there, the ex-army major who was tried in absentia for his part in the gruesome August killings was sent to Dhaka Central Jail.The US Homeland Security got him on board a flight to Dhaka after a ...
(read more) Tuesday, June 19th, 2007There has been no government move for bringing back the convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman absconding abroad, the issue overlooked by most of the previous governments.The taskforce formed in 1999 during the Awami League (AL) rule to have the killers extradited was dissolved after the BNP-Jamaat led coalition took office in 2001.During its five-year rule till 2006, the BNP-Jamaat government did not make any efforts in this regard. Many believe that both BNP and Jamaat are beneficiaries of the killing.Even the caretaker government did not take any steps in the last five months in this regard. It ...
(read more) Monday, June 18th, 2007AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, condemned to death for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family about 32 years ago, might finally be brought back to the country today.His prolonged legal battle in the US for asylum ended in failure on Thursday with a district court in Los Angeles ruling that it has no jurisdiction over an immigration judge's order for his deportation.Immigration and foreign ministry officials said ex-army major Mohiuddin, 60, boarded a plane from Los Angeles yesterday noon and was scheduled to arrive at the Zia International Airport (ZIA) on a Thai Airways flight at around ...
(read more) Sunday, June 10th, 2007A federal judge in California has stayed the proceedings for seven days against Lt Col (retd) Mohiuddin Ahmed, the condemned killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after fresh hearing of his case.In his ruling on Thursday, the judge charged the Department of Homeland Security with misleading Congress, particularly those members fighting the deportation order against the convicted killer.However, Mohiuddin's status remains the same. He has been denied asylum status in US and is in danger of being sent back to Dhaka.Mohiuddin has been sentenced to death in absentia in 1998 for his role in the August 15, 1975 ...
(read more) Saturday, June 9th, 2007A federal judge in California has stayed the proceedings for seven days against Lt Col (retd) Mohiuddin Ahmed, the condemned killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after fresh hearing of his case.In his ruling on Thursday, the judge charged the Department of Homeland Security with misleading Congress, particularly those members fighting the deportation order against the convicted killer.However, Mohiuddin's status remains the same. He has been denied asylum status in US and is in danger of being sent back to Dhaka.Mohiuddin has been sentenced to death in absentia in 1998 for his role in the August 15, 1975 ...
(read more) Friday, March 30th, 2007Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said Major (retd) Mohiuddin, the condemned killer of Bangabandhu, will be brought back to the country very soon."We don't have any information that suggests that Mohiuddin's deportation has become uncertain... We don't perceive any impediment," he told a press briefing at the foreign ministry.At the briefing, DG Nazmul Kawnain said the Bangladesh mission in Washington and the consulate in Los Angeles maintain constant touch with the US Homeland Security and the State Department about the deportation of Mohiuddin.He said the government is likely to get updates on the matter next week.On Iran's proposal ...
(read more) Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- retired army major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed -- who has been a fugitive with a death sentence on him, may be brought back to Dhaka today to be arrested on arrival.A home ministry source quoting the foreign ministry said Mohiuddin reached Bangkok Airport yesterday morning and will be flown to Bangladesh today onboard a Thai Airways flight.But Bangladesh Ambassador in Bangkok Shahed Akhtar told The Daily Star over telephone last night that he is not aware of this.Meanwhile, another source said Mohiuddin has not yet left Los Angeles.When contacted, officials of the US ...
(read more) Saturday, March 17th, 2007If AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, who is condemned to death for the killings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family, seeks asylum in any country, the Bangladesh Government will request that country not to give him shelter. Moreover, the government will take state level initiatives to bring him back to the country using benefits of cooperation among countries as part of their mutual anti-terrorism measures, as he is a convicted fugitive."He will have to come back to the country if he doesn't get asylum in any other country after being deported from the US. It is almost certain ...
(read more) Sunday, August 13th, 2006Hearing of the Bangabandhu murder case suspended five years ago was not held for a single day during the coalition rule for judges' reluctance to hear and the government's unwillingness to dispose of the long-drawn-out case. The proceedings of the historic case, pending with the highest court for the last five years, is unlikely to resume before March next year unless the government appoints at least two judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).At least three judges are required to form a bench as only one among the seven sitting judges in the Appellate Division can hear ...
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