Shariful Haque Dalim

Shariful Haque Dalim
শরীফুল হক ডালিম
Born (1946-02-02) 2 February 1946 (age 78)
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseNimmi Dalim
Awards Bir Uttom[2](Revoked[3])
Conviction(s)Murder (assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman)
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging
Military career
Allegiance Pakistan
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
 Pakistan Army (1965-1971)
 Pakistan Air Force (1964-1965)
Years of service1968-1974[1]
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands
  • Company Commander of Bengal Lancers
  • Sub-Commander of Sector - I
Known forAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Shariful Haque Dalim (born 2 February 1946)[1] is a former Bangladeshi army officer and ambassador of Bangladesh.[4] He was also convicted for his part in the assassination of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Life sketch - AMBASSADOR LT. COL. (RETD) SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU". Official website of SHARIFUL HAQ DALIM BU. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "HC asks to strip freedom fighter titles of four Bangabandhu killers". The Business Standard. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ Salil Tripathi (19 November 2014). "Of course, we killed him ... he had to go". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ Karim, Rezaul (14 August 2016). "Four could not even be traced". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "SHEIK MUJIB GETS TOTAL AUTHORITY OVER BANGLADESH". The New York Times. 26 January 1975. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ Maniruzzaman, Talukder (1975). "Bangladesh: An Unfinished Revolution?". The Journal of Asian Studies. 34 (4). Cambridge University Press: 891–911. doi:10.2307/2054506. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2054506. S2CID 154434833.