Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Dhanmondi 32 residence as part of a coup d'état. Minister of Commerce, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, immediately took control of the government and proclaimed himself president. The assassination marked the first direct military intervention in Bangladesh's civilian administration-centric politics. 15 August is National Mourning Day, an official national holiday in Bangladesh.23.7517°N 90.3767°E
| Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
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A memorial portrait at the assassination site | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Date | 15 August 1975 4:30 am – 6:10 am (BST) |
| Target | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family |
Attack type | Military coup |
| Weapons | 28 'unarmored' T-54 tanks, mortars, 105 mm howitzer, machine guns, rifles, revolvers and grenades |
| Deaths | est. 36 (including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his wife, brother, 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law) |
| Injured | est. 48 (including Mujib's Personal assistant and a domestic worker) |
| Assailants | est. A dozen of junior ranked army officers and 2 Unit of common soldiers |
| Accused | 24 (including Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, Taheruddin Thakur and Mahbub Alam Chashi) |
| Convicted | 12 (Syed Faruque Rahman, Khandaker Abdur Rashid, S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury, Moslemuddin, Mohammad Bazlul Huda, Rashed Chowdhury, Abdul Aziz Pasha, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, A.K.M. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Shariful Haque Dalim and Abdul Majed) Others: acquitted |
| Charges | Conspiracy, murder, concealing evidence |
| Sentence | Convicts: Death by hanging |
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