Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan

Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan
Died(2010-01-28)28 January 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Allegiance Pakistan (Before 1971)
 Bangladesh
Service / branch Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1968-1975
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands
Known forAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan (died 28 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi army officer who was convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and then President of Bangladesh.[1] On 28 January 2010, Rahman was hanged along with Syed Faruque Rahman, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Mohammad Bazlul Huda in Old Dhaka Central Jail.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Shahriar's confession". The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Justice kept in wait". The Daily Star. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "5 Bangabandhu killers hanged". The Daily Star. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.