Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | |
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সালাউদ্দিন কাদের চৌধুরী | |
Moin Uddin Khan Badal | |
Constituency | Chittagong-7 |
In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995 | |
Preceded by | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu |
Succeeded by | Golam Akbar Khandaker |
Constituency | Chittagong-6 |
In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
Preceded by | A. M. Zahiruddin Khan |
Succeeded by | Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu |
Constituency | Chittagong-6 |
In office 18 February 1979 – 7 May 1986 | |
Preceded by | M. A. Manan |
Succeeded by | Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury |
Constituency | Chittagong-7 |
Minister of Housing and Public Works | |
In office 25 May 1986 – 9 July 1986 | |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Prime Minister | Ataur Rahman Khan |
Preceded by | Abdul Mannan Siddique |
Succeeded by | K.M. Aminul Islam |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Punjab [1] | 13 March 1949
Occupation |
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Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (13 March 1949 – 22 November 2015) was a
Early life
Chowdhury was born on 13 March 1949 in Gahira village.
Political career
Chowdhury was a member of the
Chowdhury was a seven-term Member of Parliament, generally representing Rangunia and/or Boalkhali Upazilas, starting with constituency Chittagong-7 in 1979. He was elected for Chittagong-6 in 1986 and 1991.[11] He was elected for Chittagong-7 again in 1996,[11] and re-elected in 2001.[12] His final term, to which he was elected in 2008, was for Chittagong-2.[9]
War crimes trial
Chowdhury was arrested 2011 from his "safe house" in
War crime charges
Among the charges submitted against Chowdhury in the International Crimes Tribunal were:[15][16]
- Abduction of 7 Hindu minority and killing 6 of them on 4–5 April 1971.[17]
- Accompanying Pakistan army at the time of killing Maddhya Gohira Hindu Parha in Raozan on 13 April 1971.[18]
- Killing Kundeshwari Oushadhalaya owner and social worker Nutan Chandra Singha 13 April 1971. His son testified at the trial.[19]
- Accompanying Pakistan army in the killing of 32 people, arson, looting and raping.[17]
- Complicity in the killing of Satish Chandra Palit on 14 April, burning his house, and the deportation of his family. Satish's son testified in court against Salahuddin Quader.[20]
- Combined attack with Pakistan army to Hindu populated Shakhapura village at Boalkhali and killing 76 people.[16]
Trial
During Chowdhury's trial the prosecution summoned 41 witnesses to testify while four were called in his defense.
Conviction
On 1 October 2013, the
Execution
On 22 November 2015, at 12:45 in the morning, Chowdhury was executed by hanging at
Personal life
Chowdhury was married to Farhat Quader Chowdhury.[33] Farhat is the daughter of Alamgir Mohammad Adel (brother of Jahangir Mohammad Adel) and Laili Chowdhury (daughter of Lal Miah, zamindar of Faridpur). Their children include Farzin, Hummam (b. 1983) and Fazlul.[8][33][34] In August 2016, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International alleged that Hummam was arrested on 4 August 2016, and disappeared. Amnesty says multiple credible sources place him at Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) headquarters in Dhaka on 12 August, but authorities have denied having him in custody.[35] Hummam returned home in March 2017. Hummam is married to the granddaughter of industralist A. K. Khan.
Chowdhury's brother, Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, was a member of parliament from Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[36] Other two brothers were Saifuddin and Jamaluddin.[8] Industrialist brothers Salman F Rahman and Sohel Rahman were their cousins.[8] On 3 January 2005, he met Sheikh Hasina and invited her to his son's, Fazlul, wedding.[37]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d "Politics and death in Bangladesh: The noose tightens". Economist. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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- ^ Klasra, Rauf (19 December 2010). "Bitter past revived: Labelled traitor, an MP reminisces". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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- ^ Farbstein, Susan (13 November 2015). "Threat of Extrajudicial Executions Looms in Bangladesh". The Human Rights Program. Harvard Law. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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- ^ "B'desh on alert after execution of 2 Oppn leaders for war crimes". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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- ^ a b "Verdict leak: HC asks SQ Chy's wife, son to surrender to lower cour". The Daily Star. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Sons of convicted war criminals detained". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Amnesty, HRW condemn 'detention' of SQ Chy, Mir Quasem's sons". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Son of SQ Chy returns home after 7 months". The Daily Star. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "SQ Chy invites Hasina to son's wedding". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 April 2021.