List of unresolved murder cases in Bangladesh
This is a list of unresolved mudder cases of Bangladesh.
1970s[edit]
- On 20 December 1971, Kader Siddique was involved in torturing, humiliating, and beyneting four prisoners of war to death.[1]
Kader Siddique
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- On 2 January 1975, Siraj Sikder was killed in the custody of police on their way to Rakkhi Bahini Camp in Savar, Dhaka.[2]
1980s[edit]
- On 1 June 1981, Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor was killed in Chittagong. Former president of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad is the main accused of the murder case[3][4][5].
Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the suspect of the Muhammad Abul Manzoor murder
1990s[edit]
- On 6 September 1996, a prominent Bangladeshi film actor Salman Shah was found dead in his apartment.[6] The case is recently revived by the Dhaka Court.[7] His wife Samira Haque and businessman Aziz Mohammad Bhai is allegedly involved in the murder.[8]
- On 18 December 1998, a prominent Bangladeshi film actor Sohel Chowdhury was shot dead in front of a club in Banani, Dhaka. No trial was made even after 17 years.[9]
2000s[edit]
- On 27 January 2005, Minister of Finance Shah AMS Kibria and his nephew Shah Manzur Huda was killed in a granade attack which is yet to be solved after twelve years.[10]
- On 28 October 2006, four activists of Jamaaat-e-Islami were beaten to death by Awami League activists.[11][12][13] That incident is famously known as "logi boitha killing".[14]
2010s[edit]
- On 11 February 2012, prominent TV journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi were murdered in their apartment which is still unresolved.[15]
- On 8 March 2013, an A-level student named Tanvir Muhammad Taqi[16] was found murdered and floating in Shitalakshya River of Narayanganj. It is widely believed that the Awami League MP of Narayanganj Shamim Osman was instrumental behind this murder.[17] No case has been taken by police, no investigation done, and nobody was charged.[18]
- On 20 May 2014, Ekramul Haque, Chairman of Fulgazi Upazila was shot and burnt alive.[19] Joynal Hazari, an MP of Awami League from Feni District of Bangladesh[20] is believed to be involved in the murder.[21][22]
- On 25 August 2014, cleric and TV host Nurul Islam Farooqi was killed by unknown assailants in his office.[23]
- On 23 April 2016, A. F. M. Rezaul Karim Siddique, a professor of department of English in Rahshahi University was murdered.[24]
- On 29 March 2017, Raudha Athif , a Maldivian MBBS 2nd year medical student in Rahshahi was murdered and thrown across the bed in her hostel room in the Islami Bank Medical College at Rajshahi.[25] Raudha Athif (18 May 1996 – 29 March 2017) was a Vogue model and medical student who was killed in Rajshahi, Bangladesh and her parents claim that she was brutally strangled with a belt and before that she was manually strangulated by hand (throttling).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Torture and Execution After Bangla Desh War (December 20, 1971)". Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Siraj Sikder's 41st death anniversary today - New Age". New Age. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "The murder of Major General Abul Manzur, Bir Uttam". The Daily Star. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "New findings on Murder of Major General Manzur". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Nasim testifies in Manzur murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Salman Shah's death mystery | Bangladesh Affairs". Bangladesh Affairs. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Actor Salman Shah's death case revived". www.observerbd.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Police Bureau of Investigation to open fresh enquiry into movie star Salman Shah's death". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "No trial even 17 years after actor Sohel Chowdhury's murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Kibria murder: After 12 years family yet to get justice | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Logi Boitha responsible are Awami league". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Al Jazeera English - News". 2007-04-15. Archived from the original on 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Murder charges against Hasina over 2006 street clashes dropped - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "The war of brutal videos and our handicapped conscience | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Four years on, journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder probe in uncertain state". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "NARAYANGANJ GODFATHER & FAMILY BEHIND TAQI'S GRUESOME KILLING". ShahidulNews. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Govt's protection of Taqi's killers hindering justice: roundtable - New Age". New Age. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "No charges pressed yet". The Daily Star. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Feni upazila chairman shot, burnt alive". The Daily Star. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Same Old Feni". The Daily Star. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Feni upazila chairman shot, burnt alive". The Daily Star. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Joynal Hazari involved in Ekram murder: Nijam | Business News 24 BD". businessnews24bd.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Faruqi killing: Wahabi, Moududi followers blamed". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Professor Rezaul Karim Hacked To Death Near His Home". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Mystery surrounding death of 'the girl with the blue eyes' 60 Minutes Australia". Retrieved 2017-01-30.