Mirza Rakibul Huda
Mirza Rakibul Huda was a retired police officer and former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Chittagong Metropolitan Police.[1] [2] He is best known for ordering the 1988 Chittagong massacre.[3]
Career
[edit ]During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Huda served as a major in the artillery unit of Pakistan Army in Jessore.[4] He was taken prisoner of war and returned to Bangladesh after the end of the war.[4] He was one of 17 former officers of Pakistan Army inducted into Bangladesh Police by president Ziaur Rahman.[4] [5]
Huda ordered the Chittagong Metropolitan Police to fire on a rally of the Awami League on 24 January 1988 killing 24 in the incident known as the 1988 Chittagong massacre.[6] [7] The rally was led by future Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6] Hasina was saved by members of the Chattogram District Bar Association and taken to Chittagong Court.[8] The bodies were taken to a crematorium and journalists were refused access.[9] On 5 March 1992, after the fall of president Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a case was filed over the massacre and Huda was one of the accused by advocate Shahidul Huda.[6] [10] [11] The court initially rejected the case as the accused were police officers.[12] The police pressed charges in 1998 after Sheikh Hasina led Awami League came to power.[6] [13] The Criminal Investigation Department pressed supplemental charge sheets including Huda and inspector Gobinda Chandra Mondal.[10] The plaintiff in the case died in 2005 and his son, Ershad Hossain, took over the case.[8]
Death
[edit ]Huda moved to the United States with his wife.[13] The trial stalled in 2019 over confusion if Huda was alive or dead following reports he had died in the United States.[13]
Legacy
[edit ]In 2020, five police officers were sentenced to death, except Huda who had died during the trial.[14] Anupam Sen testified at the trial.[11] Awami League marks 24 January as the Chittagong massacre day.[15]
References
[edit ]- ^ Reporter (2025年01月24日). "January 24 Lal Dighi Massacre Day: Awami League Workers Shield Sheikh Hasina Amid Gunfire - BDDiGEST" . Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ bdnews24.com. "Laldighi killing: No verdict after nearly three decades". Laldighi killing: No verdict after nearly three decades. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
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- ^ a b c d "Then police commissioner instructed cops to shoot". The Daily Star. 2017年05月01日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ "1988 Mass Killing: What happened on the day". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ a b "Laldighi Massacre: 5 ex-cops get death penalty". The Daily Star. 2020年01月21日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ "1988 Ctg Massacre: Journalists were not allowed at crematorium". The Daily Star. 2016年11月16日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ a b "Mosharraf testifies in case over death of 24". The Daily Star. 2016年06月27日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ a b "Dr Anupam testifies". The Daily Star. 2016年05月26日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ "Laldighi massacre: 5 ex-policemen sentenced to death". The Business Standard. 2020年01月20日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ a b c "Authorities not sure if main suspect in 1988 Laldighi killing is alive or dead". Authorities not sure if main suspect in 1988 Laldighi killing is alive or dead. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ "5 ex-cops to die in Chattogram mass killing case". The Daily Star. 2020年01月20日. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.
- ^ "স্বৈরাচারের পতন হলেও তাদেরই বংশধররা ষড়যন্ত্রের জাল বিস্তার করছে এখনো : গণহত্যা দিবসে চট্টগ্রাম আওয়ামী লীগ | জাতীয়". BSS. Retrieved 2025年02月13日.