Liberation War Affairs Ministry has decided, in principle, to strip the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The decision was made at a meeting of Jatiya Muktijoddha Council on Tuesday and the ministry will issue a gazette in this regard within a couple of days.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has decided in principle to revoke the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The decision was made at a meeting of Jatiya Muktijoddha Council on Tuesday. The ministry will issue a gazette in this regard within a couple of days. Talking to reporters at the Secretariat,
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Stripping Zia of Bir Uttam title: We will now look into the legal aspects, says Muktijoddha Council
A probe body of Jatiya Muktijoddha Council will meet soon to look into the legal aspects of revoking gallantry awards given to late president Ziaur Rahman and killers of Bangabandhu and their patronisers.
The council at a meeting on Tuesday decided in principle to revoke the gallantry awards of Zia and self-declared four killers of Bangabandhu - Shariful Haq Dalim, Nur Chowdhury, Rashed Chowdhury, and Mosleh Uddin.
Zia, the four others, and their families would not get any state facilities for their role in the country s Liberation War, the council decided.
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The High Court today ordered the government to suspend the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members.
The four absconding killers are: Nur Chowdhury, Shariful Haque Dalim, Rashed Chowdhury and Moslehuddin Khan.
Nur Chowdhury was given the gallantry award as Bir Bikram, Shariful Haque Dalim was given the title Bir Uttam, and Rashed Chowdhury and Moslehuddin Khan were given the honour of Bir Protik for their contribution during the Liberation War in 1971.