Mufti Abdul Hannan

Mufti Abdul Hannan
Born	Hiron village, Kotalipara Upazila, Gopalganj District[1]
Died	(2017-04-12)12 April 2017 Kashimpur Central Jail, Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Political party	Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh
Spouse	Jakia Parvin
Children	4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Parents	Nur Islam Munshi (father) Rabeya Begum (mother)

Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh.^[2][3][4] He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.^[5][6]

Career

Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union.^[7][8] He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India.^[7] He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.^[9][10] He was arrested on 1 October 2005.^[11]

Death

Hannan was hanged at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time on 12 April 2017 in Kashimpur Prison for the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah Jalal Shrine.^[12][13]

Militant activity

• Planned the 1999 bombing of an Udichi Cultural event in Jessore Bangladesh. He admitted his role after his arrest and called the bombing a success.^[14]
• Involved in 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings.^[15] He was sentenced to death in 2014.^[16]
• Indicted in the 2001 bombing of Communist Party of Bangladesh rally.^[17]
• Involved in the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah jalal shrine. He was sentenced to death.^[18][19][20]
• Planned 21 August bombing at Awami League rally.^[21][22]

References

1. "Locals to resist Mufti Hannan's burial in Gopalganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-04-13.
2. "Bangladesh Sentences 8 Islamist Militants, Including Harkatul Jihad Leader, To Death Over 2001 Attacks". International Business Times. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
3. "Verdict on Bangladesh 2001 bombings delayed". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
4. "Ramna blast: Death convict HuJi-B leader captured". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
5. "Ex-UK envoy grenade attack case full verdict released". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
6. "Six arrested HuJI 'members' were planning attacks on secular politicians, police say". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
7. "Uttar Pradesh biggest terror hub after J&K". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
8. Islam, Shariful; Liton, Shakhawat (2017-04-13). "Huji kingpin Mufti Hannan hanged". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
9. "Mufti Hannan's nephew held with arms, drugs". The Daily Star. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
10. "Over 30 'grenades' stored there". The Daily Star. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
11. "'Intelligence officials helped Maulana Tajuddin flee'". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
12. "Huji militant chief Hannan, 2 aides HANGED". The Daily Star. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
13. "Bangladesh executes HuJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, two aides for 2004 grenade attack". Scroll.in. 2017-04-13.
14. "Same old story, same old drum". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
15. "Ramna Batamul bombing case awaits High Court hearing". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
16. "Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death". BBC News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
17. "Mufti Hannan, 12 others indicted for CPB rally attack". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
18. "Bangladesh attacks: Eight members of Huji sentenced to death". BBC News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
19. "Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentences for Attack on British Diplomat". VOA News. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
20. "Bangladesh upholds Islamists' death sentence for UK envoy attack". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
21. "How a Bangladesh youth's life was changed by a radical". The Star. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
22. "Bangladesh court bombs kill two". BBC News. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2016-08-06.