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Bangladesh
Public recordLast updated 7 Aug 2026
Khandaker Abdur Rashid
A former military-linked figure listed because public court reporting connects the person to the August-November 1975 assassination case record.
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- Public identity
- Former army officer
- Era
- 1975 court-record context
- Main area
- Bangladesh
- Organizations
- Bangladesh Army
Aliases: Khondaker Abdur Rashid, Lt Col Khandaker Abdur Rashid
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No allegation is presented as a court finding, and no relationship is presented as proof of wrongdoing.
Why this person is listed
Included because public reporting records conviction, sentence, execution, fugitive, deceased, acquittal, or exemption posture in the 1975 assassination-related cases.
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Official findings
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Connected people
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Incidents
Historical overview
Documented patterns
Source-backed themes: military-linked role, 1975 political killings, criminal case posture, sentence status, execution or fugitive/deceased reporting where applicable.
Public impact
The public-interest value is understanding urban crime, political patronage, law-enforcement operations, and court-process history.
Historical legacy
Daily Star reporting lists him among absconding Bangabandhu-case convicts whose death sentences were upheld. Jail-killing reporting lists him among life-term convicts whose sentence posture was upheld.
Future updates should add primary court judgment text, extradition status, review petitions, execution records, death records, acquittals, or corrections as separate evidence-layer records.
Important incidents
Killing · 1975-11-03
November 3, 1975 jail killing
The killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail; the criminal case outcome is modeled separately with status-aware language.
Explore incidentKilling · 1975-08-15
August 15, 1975 assassination
The historical killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and family members; the related criminal case's 12 upheld death sentences are modeled separately in the case record.
Explore incidentPower and relationship network
Khandaker Abdur Rashid → Shariful Haque Dalim
Co-defendant
Both people are linked as convicted persons in the 1975 Bangabandhu assassination case and the November 3 jail-killing case; this records co-defendant status in those cases, not a broader personal relationship.
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Khandaker Abdur Rashid → Noor Chowdhury
Co-defendant
Both people are linked as convicted persons in the 1975 Bangabandhu assassination case and the November 3 jail-killing case; this records co-defendant status in those cases, not a broader personal relationship.
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Khandaker Abdur Rashid → Rashed Chowdhury
Co-defendant
Both people are linked as convicted persons in the 1975 Bangabandhu assassination case and the November 3 jail-killing case; this records co-defendant status in those cases, not a broader personal relationship.
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Khandaker Abdur Rashid → Abdul Majed
Co-defendant
Both people are linked as convicted persons in the 1975 Bangabandhu assassination case and the November 3 jail-killing case; this records co-defendant status in those cases, not a broader personal relationship.
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Khandaker Abdur Rashid → Moslemuddin Khan
Co-defendant
Both people are linked as convicted persons in the 1975 Bangabandhu assassination case and the November 3 jail-killing case; this records co-defendant status in those cases, not a broader personal relationship.
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Life, power and events timeline
August 15 assassination
Court reporting records the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and family members at the Dhanmondi home in Dhaka.
Jail killing
Reporting records the killing of Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, M Mansur Ali, and AHM Qamaruzzaman inside Dhaka Central Jail.
Trial-court verdict
Reporting says the Dhaka trial court first issued death sentences.
Trial-court verdict
Reporting says the Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court imposed three death sentences and 12 life terms.
Appellate Division judgment
Reporting says the Appellate Division upheld death sentences for 12 convicts.
Appellate Division judgment
Reporting says the Appellate Division upheld three death sentences and eight life terms.
Convicted: A court has entered a conviction; check appeal status separately.
Cases and legal records
Bangabandhu murder case; trial verdict 1998, High Court 2001, Appellate Division 2009
Bangabandhu assassination case
Homicide relatedBangladesh courts2 Oct 1996Convicted person3 sources
The Appellate Division upheld death sentences for 12 convicts; reports describe executions in 2010 and 2020, several fugitives, and Aziz Pasha's death.
Jail killing case; filed 1975, trial verdict 2004, Appellate Division 2013
November 3, 1975 jail killing case
Homicide relatedBangladesh courts4 Nov 1975Convicted person3 sources
The Appellate Division upheld three death sentences and eight life terms; some people's jail-killing posture is distinct from execution or acquittal context in the Bangabandhu case.
Structured sources
আহমদ, খোন্দকার মোশতাক
ReviewedBanglapedia · 19 Jun 2014
Banglapedia biography covering Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed’s political career, Mujibnagar and cabinet roles, presidency after August 15, 1975, indemnity ordinance, removal from office, later Democratic League role, reported corruption convictions, and death.
Constitution of Bangladesh: Fifth Amendment appeal judgment
Primary source verifiedSupreme Court of Bangladesh · 1 Jan 2017
The Supreme Court judgment reproduces Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed’s August 20, 1975 proclamation, records his assumption of the presidency from August 15, and describes the imposition of martial law.
Bangabandhu assassination plot began in Comilla
Reviewedbdnews24.com · 11 Oct 2009
bdnews24’s Supreme Court hearing report describes evidence and judicial observations concerning meetings at Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed’s home and the political transition that followed the assassination; it does not report a conviction against Mushtaq in that appeal.
Killers to walk gallows
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 19 Nov 2009
The report says the Appellate Division upheld the High Court-confirmed death sentences of 12 convicts in the Bangabandhu murder case and lists jailed, fugitive, and deceased convicts.
SC slams the way killers treated
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 20 Dec 2009
The report summarizes the full Supreme Court judgment, the August 15, 1975 killings, and the list of 12 convicts whose death sentences were upheld.
Assassination of Bangabandhu: Where are the five fugitive killers?
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 14 Aug 2021
The report says five convicts remained fugitives in 2021, Abdul Majed was executed in 2020, five other convicts were executed in 2010, and Aziz Pasha had died.
Three ex-army men to die
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 30 Apr 2013
The report says the Appellate Division upheld three death sentences and life terms for eight others in the jail killing case, while noting earlier trial and High Court outcomes.
Jail killing: 10 convicted remain absconding
ReviewedProthom Alo · 3 Nov 2023
The report describes the November 3, 1975 killing of four national leaders, the case history, trial verdict, appeal posture, and absconding status of convicted people.
Jail Killing Day: 45 years on, justice still elusive
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 2 Nov 2020
The report states that only Abdul Majed's sentence had been implemented among convicted people in the jail killing case as of 2020, through his execution in the Bangabandhu murder case.