| Honorific Prefix: | Kazi |
| Golam Rasul | |
| Native Name: | কাজী গোলাম রসূল |
| Birth Date: | 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Begumganj Thana, Noakhali District, |
| Death Place: | United Hospital, Dhaka Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | Judge |
Kazi Golam Rasul (Bengali: কাজী গোলাম রসূল) was a Bangladeshi judge who is known for his verdict in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case in 1998.[1] [2] [3]
Rasul was born in 1942 in Begumganj Upazila, Noakhali District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4]
On 12 March 1997, the trial in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case begins with six accused in custody.[5] Abdul Kahhar Akhand was the investigation officer of the case filed by AFM Mohitul Islam.[6] [7] On 8 November 1998, Rasul handed death sentences to 15 accused in the case over the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh and father of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in 1975.[8] [9] [10] He was the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge.[11] They convicts were to be executed by a fire squad according to the verdict.[12]
Clashes were reported following the verdict in Dhaka between Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Awami League supporters.[13] An Awami League affiliated politician, Waliur Rahman, was shot dead. In Chittagong violence broke following the verdict. He retired after the verdict in 1998.[14]
Rasul served as a legal advisor to the National Bank. He was also a member of the Public Service Commission.
Rasul died on 11 December 2014 at the United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[15] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited United Hospital and personally expressed her condolences to the family.[16]
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