Ahmed Sharful Hossain

Ahmed Sharful Hossain
Born (1943-01-19) 19 January 1943 (age 81)
Khulna, Presidency Division, British India
Allegiance Pakistan (Before 1972)
 Bangladesh
Service / branch Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1969–1986
Rank Major
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands
  • Adjutant of Bengal Lancers
Known forJail Killing
Battles / wars15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état

Ahmed Sharful Hossain, also known as Shariful Islam, (born 19 January 1943) is a Bangladesh Army officer and a fugitive involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975, and the related Jail Killing incident in November 1975.[1][2]

  1. ^ Nation Today: A Complete Magazine. Zillur Rahim. 1992. p. 55. OCLC 28598415. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Moudud (1995). Democracy and the Challenge of Development: A Study of Politics and Military Interventions in Bangladesh. Vikas Publishing House. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-7069-9726-2. Retrieved 11 January 2018. The officers who took a leading role in the planning and killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were: ..., Major Shariful Hossain, ...