45 yrs on, killer of Bangladesh founder hanged

Dhaka, April 12

Bangladesh on Sunday executed a former military captain for his involvement in the 1975 coup in which the country’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated, nearly four-and-a-half decades after the high-profile killing.

Abdul Majed was hanged at 12.01 am (local time), Law Minister Anisul Huq said.

An official of the Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital said a doctor declared Majed dead at 12.15 am.

The body would be handed over to the family members for burial. “Officials concerned who were required to witness the execution under law were present,” a police official said.

Majed was arrested in Dhaka on Tuesday after hiding in India for nearly two-and-a-half decades. President Abdul Hamid on Thursday rejected his mercy plea, removing the last hurdle for his hanging. — PTI