National bolivarian armed forces, Army

Dhaka, April 7 Police in Bangladesh Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested a man convicted of killing the country's founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, often addressed as the "father of the nation".Law Minister Anisul Huq confirmed to Efe news that sacked army captain Abdul Majed, convicted and sentenced to death in 2009, had been arrested in Dhaka.Huq, who heads a special task force that had been formed to find the six absconding killers of Mujib, did not give further details.Five of the 12 military personnel sentenced to death for the 1975 murder were executed on January 27, 2010, a year after his daughter, current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, came to the power for her second term.One of the accused had died in Zimbabwe in 2001 while six others were convicted in absentia and declared fugitives.The execution of five killers - including the alleged chief conspirator Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruque Rahman - took place nearly 35 years after the crime against Mujib, who was assassinated along with several members of his family during an Army coup on August 15, 1975.The military-backed junta and subsequent governments provided immunity to those responsible for plotting and carrying out the assassination.However, in 1996, Mujib's daughter Hasina, - who was abroad when her father was assassinated - was elected prime minister as the leader of the Awami league and soon opened a judicial process against the accused.Mujib is widely regarded as the "father of the nation" for leading Bangladesh through its independent struggle from Pakistan.At midnight on March 26, 1971, Mujibur issued a unilateral declaration of independence in a radio message, after years of political activism against alleged linguistic and regional discrimination of East Pakistan - as the region was known at the time - by governments based in Islamabad and rising atrocities by the military.Following the declaration, a war broke out between pro-independence groups in East Pakistan, and the military of West Pakistan, which ended with the independence of Bangladesh.Mujib ruled the country as provisional president and later as prime minister with an iron hand, - during a period of high political and civil unrest - until his death.( With inputs from IANS )

National Bolivarian Armed ForcesFOLLOW

National bolivarian armed forces, Latest News

At a time when India is battling with COVID-19 menace, the Army is not only guarding borders but also been engaged in facilitating the essential needs of citizens. The Army personnel on Thursday provided assistance in the form of pre-cooked food pack ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhhav Thackeray on Wednesday appealed to retired Army health services personnel to join the state government's effort of containing the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Indian Army on Tuesday facilitated the safe return of 21-yr-old Togley Singkaman of Arunachal Pradesh who crossed to China on March 19, said PRO Defence, Tezpur. ...

Indian Army on Tuesday facilitated the safe return of 21-yr-old Togley Singkaman of Arunachal Pradesh who crossed to China on March 19, said PRO Defence, Tezpur. ...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that his government has been proactive as 5 crore people out of around 7.50 crore of the population of state has been screened for COVID-19. ...

The Indian Army is helping ordinary Kashmiris amid the deadly Covid-19 outbreak. A video released by the army shows soldiers reaching out to the people in the valley and helping them to deal with the enormous crisis. ...

The Indian Army will take over the screening duties at the Narela quarantine camp and additional Army medical staff is currently working along with civil medical professionals as part of the process, Army sources said. ...

Police in Bangladesh Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested a man convicted of killing the country's founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, often addressed as the "father of the nation". ...