Mufti Abdul Hannan Explained

Birth Place:Hiron village, Kotalipara Upazila, Gopalganj District[1]
Death Place:Kashimpur Central Jail, Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Party:Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh
Spouse:Jakia Parvin
Children:4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Father:Nur Islam Munshi
Mother:Rabeya Begum

Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh.[2] [3] [4] He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.[5] [6]

Career

Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union.[7] He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India.[8] He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[9] [10] He was arrested on 1 October 2005.[11]

Death

Hannan was hanged at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time on 12 April 2017 in Kashimpur Prison for the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah Jalal Shrine.[12] [13]

Militant activity

Notes and References

  1. News: Locals to resist Mufti Hannan's burial in Gopalganj . Dhaka Tribune . 2017-04-13.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Sentences 8 Islamist Militants, Including Harkatul Jihad Leader, To Death Over 2001 Attacks. . 2014-06-23. 2016-08-06.
  3. News: Verdict on Bangladesh 2001 bombings delayed . Al Jazeera . 2016-08-06.
  4. News: Ramna blast: Death convict HuJi-B leader captured. Dhaka Tribune. 2016-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826005752/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/nov/06/mufti-hannans-associate-held-capital. 2016-08-26. dead.
  5. News: Ex-UK envoy grenade attack case full verdict released. Dhaka Tribune. 2016-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826020631/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/apr/29/ex-uk-envoy-grenade-attack-case-full-verdict-released. 2016-08-26. dead.
  6. News: Six arrested HuJI 'members' were planning attacks on secular politicians, police say . bdnews24.com . 2016-08-06.
  7. Web site: Islam . Shariful . Liton . Shakhawat . 2017-04-13 . Huji kingpin Mufti Hannan hanged . 2022-11-19 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. News: Uttar Pradesh biggest terror hub after J&K . The Times of India . 2016-08-06.
  9. News: Mufti Hannan's nephew held with arms, drugs . The Daily Star . 2011-03-10. 2016-08-06.
  10. News: Over 30 'grenades' stored there. 2013-10-07 . The Daily Star . 2016-08-06.
  11. News: 'Intelligence officials helped Maulana Tajuddin flee'. Prothom Alo. 2016-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012182717/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/76281/Intelligence-officials-helped-Maulana-Tajuddin. 2016-10-12. dead.
  12. News: Huji militant chief Hannan, 2 aides HANGED. 2017-04-12. The Daily Star. 2017-04-13. en.
  13. Web site: Bangladesh executes HuJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, two aides for 2004 grenade attack. Scroll.in. 2017-04-13.
  14. News: Same old story, same old drum. Dhaka Tribune. 2016-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826020155/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2016/may/09/same-old-story-same-old-drum. 2016-08-26. dead.
  15. Web site: Ramna Batamul bombing case awaits High Court hearing. 2016-08-06.
  16. News: Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death . BBC News . 23 June 2014 . 2016-08-06.
  17. News: Mufti Hannan, 12 others indicted for CPB rally attack . bdnews24.com . 2016-08-06.
  18. News: Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death . BBC News. 23 June 2014 . 2016-08-06.
  19. News: Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentences for Attack on British Diplomat . VOA News . 2016-08-06.
  20. News: Bangladesh upholds Islamists' death sentence for UK envoy attack . Deccan Chronicle . 2016-08-06.
  21. News: How a Bangladesh youth's life was changed by a radical . The Star . 2016-08-06.
  22. News: Bangladesh court bombs kill two. 2005-10-03 . BBC News . 2016-08-06.

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