Taheruddin Thakur Explained

Taheruddin Thakur
Native Name:	তাহেরউদ্দিন ঠাকুর
Native Name Lang:	bn
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Death Place:	Dhaka, Bangladesh

Taheruddin Thakur (died 17 February 2009) was a Bangladeshi politician.^[1] He served as the Minister of State for Information at the cabinet of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[2]

Career

Thakur was arrested on 14 August 1996 for the charge of assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which took place on 15 August 1975.^[3] He was acquitted from the case later.^[1] On 20 October 2004, Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court (Trial Court) acquitted Thakur from another charge of Jail Killing case.^[4]

Thakur worked as a journalist at The Daily Ittefaq.^[1] He died on 17 February 2009 after suffering from kidney disease.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taheruddin Thakur dies . bdnews24.com . 17 February 2009 . 7 September 2016.
2. Web site: BANGABANDHU AND LAPSES IN HIS SECURITY . The Daily Star . 15 August 2014 . 7 September 2016.
3. Web site: Long road to justice . The Daily Star . 29 January 2010 . 7 September 2016 . Sarkar, Ashutosh.
4. Web site: Marfat, Mridha to be hanged in Jail Killing Case . The Daily Ittefaq . 30 April 2013 . 7 September 2016 . 14 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914062553/http://www.clickittefaq.com/marfat-mridha-to-be-hanged-in-jail-killing-case/ . dead .