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Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Public recordLast updated 7 Aug 2026
Tofail Ahmed Joseph
A Dhaka underworld and family-network figure discussed through conviction, commutation, presidential pardon, and later complaint reporting.
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- Public identity
- Convicted in Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case reporting
- Era
- 1990s-2024
- Main area
- Mohammadpur, Dhaka
- Organizations
Aliases: Tofayel Ahmed Joseph, Tofael Ahmed Joseph, Joseph Ahmed
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Why this person is listed
Included because multiple public reports document his murder conviction, Supreme Court commutation to life imprisonment, presidential clemency release, and later extortion complaint reporting with Aziz and Haris Ahmed.
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Reported themes: murder conviction, sentence commutation, presidential pardon, 1990s criminal-list reporting, and extortion-complaint allegation.
Public impact
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Historical legacy
Daily Star reported that a Dhaka court sentenced Tofail Ahmed Joseph to death in 2004 for the 1996 murder of Freedom Party leader Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, the Supreme Court commuted the sentence to life imprisonment in 2015, and he was later released after presidential clemency in 2018. BSS later reported that he was named in a 2024 extortion complaint; that complaint is not treated as a conviction.
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Life, power and events timeline
Structured sources
All the Prime Minister's Men
ReviewedAl Jazeera Investigative Unit · 1 Feb 2021
Investigative report alleging that Haris and Anis Ahmed, brothers of General Aziz Ahmed, lived abroad after murder convictions and that the family network was linked to bribe, contract, and security-force influence claims. The report says subjects were contacted for response.
ACC to probe corruption allegations against ex-army chief Gen Aziz, his brothers
ReviewedThe Business Standard · 4 Sep 2024
Report that the ACC decided to investigate allegations of illegal asset accumulation, money laundering, and irregularities against Aziz Ahmed and brothers Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed.
Extortion case filed against Aziz, Benazir
ReviewedBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 19 Sep 2024
BSS report that businessman Selim Prodhan filed a court complaint naming Aziz Ahmed, Benazir Ahmed, Haris Ahmed, Tofail Ahmed alias Joseph, and another accused over alleged extortion and abduction; the magistrate directed CID to investigate.
President pardons top terror Joseph
ReviewedThe Daily Star · 30 May 2018
Report that Tofayel Ahmed Joseph was released after presidential clemency; it recounts his 2004 death sentence for the 1996 murder of Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, later commutation to life imprisonment, and Haris and Anis Ahmed's life sentences in the same case.
Government pardon for Haris and Anis too
ReviewedProthom Alo · 4 Feb 2021
Report that Haris Ahmed and Anis Ahmed, brothers of General Aziz Ahmed, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Mustafizur Rahman Mostafa murder case and were later granted clemency under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.