Abdus Salam Pintu Explained

Abdus Salam Pintu
Native Name:আব্দুস সালাম পিন্টু
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Deputy Minister of Education
Term Start:10 October 2001
Term End:22 May 2003
Office1:Deputy Minister of Industries
Term Start1:22 May 2003
Term End1:13 March 2006
Office2:Deputy Minister of Information
Term Start2:13 March 2006
Term End2:29 October 2006
Constituency Mp3:Tangail-2
Term Start3:2001
Term End3:2006
Predecessor3:Khandaker Asaduzzaman
Successor3:Khandaker Asaduzzaman
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Abdus Salam Pintu is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party member and a former deputy Minister for Education.[1] [2] In 2018, he was sentenced to death for involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.

Career

Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.

In January 2008, Pintu was arrested for involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[1] In June 2008, the CID submitted charge sheet accusing 22, including Pintu and his brother, Maulana Tajuddin, a leader of Harkatul Jihad al Islami.[3] [4] In October 2016, he was found guilty on charges of killing through common intention, planning and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to death.[5]

Pintu was made vice-chairman of BNP's executive committee in 2016, at which time he was in prison.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-dy minister Abdus Salam Pintu held. The Daily Star. 2008-01-03. 2016-09-11.
  2. Web site: 19 accused in attack on Hasina still absconding. Gulf Times. 2015-08-20. 2016-09-11.
  3. Web site: Justice in long wait. 2016-08-21. The Daily Star. en. 2020-01-23.
  4. News: A test for investigators. 2012-08-18. The Daily Star. 2016-11-16.
  5. Web site: August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished. 2018-10-11. The Daily Star. en. 2020-01-23.
  6. Web site: Long list with many surprises. The Daily Star. 2016-08-06. 2016-09-11.