Mufti Abdul Hannan | |
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Born | |
Died | Kashimpur Central Jail,
Gazipur District, Bangladesh | 12 April 2017
Political party | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh |
Spouse | Jakia Parvin |
Children | 4 (2 sons, 2 daughters) |
Parents |
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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]
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]
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]
Mufti Abdul Hannan | |
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Born | |
Died | Kashimpur Central Jail,
Gazipur District, Bangladesh | 12 April 2017
Political party | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh |
Spouse | Jakia Parvin |
Children | 4 (2 sons, 2 daughters) |
Parents |
|
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]
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]
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]