Abdul Wahab Joardar
Allegiance Pakistan (before 1972)
 Bangladesh
Service/branch Pakistan Army
 Bangladesh Army
Years of service1959 - 1984
Rank Master warrant officer
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Known forAssassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Abdul Wahab Joardar (Bengali: আব্দুল ওয়াহাব জোয়ার্দার) is a Bangladesh Army non-commissioned officer who is known for his role in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh.[1]

Career

Joarder was part of the army team that attacked the residence of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état.[2][3] He was the Subedar of the First Artillery regiment responsible for guarding the house of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4] He had disarmed the soldiers before the coup.[4][5] He was promoted to Master warrant officer from Subedar after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by Major Syed Faruque Rahman.[2] Joarder was seen by witnesses looting the home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2]

Joarder was charged with the assassination of former President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1998 in a case filed by AFM Muhitul Islam.[6][7][8] On 5 January 1998, Joarder was presented before the Dhaka District and Sessions, presided by Judge Kazi Golam Rasul,[7] along with A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Syed Faruque Rahman, and Taheruddin Thakur.[9] He was represented by advocate Abdur Razzaq Khan.[10] He, along with three other accused, former Minister Taheruddin Thakur, Dafadar Marfat Ali Shah, Dafadar Abul Hashem Mridha, were acquitted.[6][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Officers get death by firing squad for killing first PM of Bangladesh". Winnipeg Free Press. 1998-11-09. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Major Noor, Capt Bazlul Huda shot Bangabandhu dead". The Daily Star. 1997-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Major Bazlul Huda had killed Sheikh Kamal through brushfire". BSS. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. 1 2 আজও হল না বঙ্গবন্ধু হত্যাকাণ্ড ষড়যন্ত্র উদ্ঘাটন । সাগর লোহানী. বাঙালীয়ানা (in Bengali). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. ↑ "1975.08.15 | বঙ্গবন্ধু হত্যাকাণ্ড ঠেকাতে সামরিক ও গােয়েন্দা ব্যর্থতা নিয়ে মামলার দলিলের ভিত্তিতে ধারাবাহিক প্রতিবেদন জাহিদ নেওয়াজ খান". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক (in Bengali). 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  6. 1 2 Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Bangladeshi police escort retired Lt. Col Syed Faruqur Rahman (R) and retired Honorary Captain Abdul Wahab Joardar (L) into a Dhaka court November 8 to hear the verdict in". Alamy. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  7. 1 2 "Armymen dragged Bangabandhu towards stairs and shot him". The Daily Star. 1997-07-15. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Verdict of Bangabandhu (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) murder case (2009) - History of Bangladesh". Londoni. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  9. ↑ "100 MPs had charged Mushtaque with Aug 15 killings: PW-43". The Daily Star. 1998-01-05. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  10. ↑ "Verbatim Text of Cross Examination of Second Prosecution Witness". The Daily Star. 1997-07-20. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  11. ↑ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1998. p. 27775.
  12. ↑ Fahmida, Sabir Mustafa Rahat (1998-11-23). "Death sentence to Sheikh Mujib's killers is a surprising sequel to a tragic drama". India Today. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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