Kazi Golam Rasul Explained

Honorific Prefix:Kazi
Golam Rasul
Native Name:কাজী গোলাম রসূল
Birth Date:1942
Birth Place:Begumganj Thana, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency
Death Place:United Hospital, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Occupation:Judge

Kazi Golam Rasul (bn|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]

Early life

Rasul was born in 1942 in Begumganj Thana, Noakhali District, East Bengal, British Raj.[4]

Career

On 12 March 1997, the trial in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case began 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 in 1975 of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh and father of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[8] [9] [10] He was the Dhaka district and sessions judge.[11] The 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 out 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.

Death

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2000-01-17 . Death reference in Bangabandhu murder case not moved . 2021-08-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. News: 2010-01-28 . Chronology of trial process in murder case of Mujib . 2021-08-15 . Zee News . en.
  3. The lesson of 15th August . 2021-08-15 . Star Weekend.
  4. News: bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু হত্যা মামলার বিচারক কাজী গোলাম রসুলের মৃত্যু . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article894868.bdnews . 2021-08-15 . bdnews24.com . bn.
  5. Habib . Haroon . The judgment and the law . 2021-08-15 . Frontline . en.
  6. News: Sarkar . Ashutosh . 2010-01-29 . Long road to justice . 2021-08-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. News: bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু হত্যা মামলার বিচারক কাজী গোলাম রসুলের ইন্তেকাল . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/বঙ্গবন্ধু-হত্যা-মামলার-বিচারক-কাজী-গোলাম-রসুলের . 2021-08-15 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  8. News: 2014-12-11 . Bangabandhu killing case judge Golam Rasul dies . 2021-08-15 . Dhaka Tribune.
  9. News: Death verdict on officers who killed state founder . 2021-08-15 . The Irish Times . en.
  10. News: 1997-07-15 . Armymen dragged Bangabandhu towards stairs and shot him . 2021-08-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. News: 2014-12-11 . Former judge Golam Rasul passes away . 2021-08-15 . banglanews24.com . bn.
  12. Closing a Bloody Chapter . 2021-08-15 . Asiaweek.
  13. News: Associated Press . 1998-11-09 . 15 Face Firing Squad for Assassinating Bangladesh Leader in '75 . en-US . The New York Times . 2021-08-15 . 0362-4331.
  14. News: 2000-01-25 . Death references to be moved Sunday . 2021-08-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  15. News: Justice Golam Rasul dead . 2021-08-15 . The Daily Observer.
  16. News: 2014-12-11 . Judge Kazi Golam Rasul passes away . 2021-08-15 . Daily Sun . en.