Sheikh Russel

Sheikh Russel
শেখ রাসেল
Born
Sheikh Russel

(1964-10-18)October 18, 1964
Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (currently Bangladesh)
DiedAugust 15, 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 10)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityBangladeshi
Citizenship
EducationUniversity Laboratory School and College
OccupationStudent
Parents
RelativesSee Tungipara Sheikh family
FamilySheikh Hasina (sister)
Sheikh Kamal (older brother)
Sheikh Jamal (older brother)
Sheikh Rehana (older sister)
Sultana Khuki (sister-in-law)

Sheikh Russel (October 18, 1964 – August 15, 1975) was the youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former President of Bangladesh.[1] Russel and most of his direct family were killed in their home during the 1975 military coup.[2]

  1. ^ "Sheikh Russel's 47th anniversary of birth today". The Daily Star. 2011-10-18. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Coup: A Day of Killings". The New York Times. 23 August 1975. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18.