Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of

Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh, [] is the Bangladeshi branch of the terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI). It is banned in Bangladesh and is a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000. HuJI also ...

. He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.

Career

Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union. He trained in

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, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in

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, India. He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. He was arrested on 1 October 2005.

Death

Hannan was

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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.

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. *Involved in

2001 Ramna Batamul bombings The Ramna Batamul bombing was a series of bomb attacks on 14 April 2001 at a cultural programme of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations arranged by Chaayanot, the leading cultural organization of Bangladesh. Ten people, including Shujan, a Harkat-ul ...

. He was sentenced to death in 2014. *Indicted in the 2001 bombing of Communist Party of Bangladesh rally. *Involved in the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah jalal shrine. He was sentenced to death. *Planned 21 August bombing at

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

rally.

References

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