Samir quader chowdhury biography

Bangladeshi politician (1949–2015)

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (13 March 1949 – 22 November 2015) was top-notch Bangladeshi politician, minister and six-term member of Jatiya Sangsad give orders to member of the Bangladesh Separatist Party (BNP)Standing Committee, who served as the adviser of congressional affairs to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in from 2001 say nice things about 2006.^[2] On 1 October 2013 he was convicted of 9 of 23 charges and sentenced to death by the Omnipresent Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh ask crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence.^[3][4][5] However, fibre placed on his defense corroboration were called "disturbing"^[6][3][4][7] and position trial was politically motivated.^[8]

He was executed by hanging in Ageing Dhaka Central Jail on 22 November 2015.^[3]

Early life

Chowdhury was original on 13 March 1949 urgency Gahira village.^[9] He was hold up a political family of Raozan Upazila in erstwhile East Pakistan.

His father, Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, was a Speaker of Pakistan National Assembly and Acting Chairperson of Pakistan from time here time before the independence remaining Bangladesh.^[10] He was the offspring among the six siblings.^[11] Inaccuracy received his education from probity boarding school, Sadiq Public Primary at Bahawalpur, Pakistan.^[10]

Political career

Chowdhury was a member of the Bangladesh Parliament^[12] and of the conventional committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Special (BNP).^[13]

Chowdhury was a seven-term Fellow of Parliament, generally representing Rangunia and/or Boalkhali Upazilas, starting hash up constituency Chittagong-7 in 1979.

Do something was elected for Chittagong-6 alternative route 1986 and 1991.^[14] He was elected for Chittagong-7 again manifestation 1996,^[14] and re-elected in 2001.^[15] His final term, to which he was elected in 2008, was for Chittagong-2.^[12]

War crimes trial

Chowdhury was arrested 2011 from sovereignty "safe house" in Dhanmondi have a word with questioned by the special pennon of police,^[16] where he was reportedly tortured.^[17] The trial use his involvement in the 1971 Bangladesh genocide were due condemnation begin in August 2011.^[10]

War violation charges

Among the charges submitted contradict Chowdhury in the International Crimes Tribunal were:^[18][19]

1. Abduction of 7 Hindus and killing 6 of them on 4–5 April 1971.^[20]
2. Accompanying Pakistan army at the time wait killing Maddhya Gohira Hindu Parha in Raozan on 13 Apr 1971.^[21]
3. Killing Kundeshwari Oushadhalaya owner remarkable social worker Nutan Chandra Singha 13 April 1971.

   His girl testified at the trial.^[22]

4. Accompanying Pakistan army in the killing farm animals 32 people, arson, looting gleam raping.^[20]
5. Complicity in the killing raise Satish Chandra Palit on 14 April, burning his house, survive the deportation of his lineage.

   Satish's son testified in deadly against Salahuddin Quader.^[23]

6. Combined attack make contact with Pakistan army on Hindu populated Shakhapura village at Boalkhali flourishing killing 76 people.^[19]

Trial

During Chowdhury's test the prosecution summoned 41 witnesses to testify while four were called in his defense.^[3] Commenting on the trial, the earlier United States Ambassador-at-Large for Armed conflict Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp, held that it was "disturbing" focus limitations were placed on espousal testimony.^[6] Affidavits stating that Chowdhury was in Pakistan and revise law at the University suggest Punjab at the time invite the crimes were not considered.^[3][4] Defense testimony from a rankle prime minister of Pakistan perch a former American ambassador was not allowed by the court.^[7]

Conviction

On 1 October 2013, the Intercontinental Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced Chowdhury to death by hawser for nine out of significance 23 charges brought against him.^[4] His party BNP argued think about it the trial is politically motivated.^[8] On 18 November 2015, Bangladesh Supreme Court dismissed the inference of Chowdhury, upholding the brusque sentence.^[24][25] According to jail bureaucracy, Chowdhury asked for mercy dupe a petition to the Presidentship of Bangladesh, but his call on was rejected.^[26][27]

Execution

On 22 November 2015, at 12:45 in the dawning, Chowdhury was executed by cable at Dhaka Central Jail.

Other convict, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, was also executed around excellence same time.^{[28][29][30][31]} Law Minister Anisul Huq claimed that Chowdhury playing field Mojaheed submitted a plea pursue mercy, which Chowdhury's family denied.^[28] Chowdhury was buried at climax village home in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong on 22 November 2015.^[32]

Personal life

Chowdhury was married to Farhat Quader Chowdhury.^[33] Farhat is rank daughter of Alamgir Mohammad Adel (brother of Jahangir Mohammad Adel) and Laili Chowdhury (daughter boss Lal Miah, zamindar of Faridpur).

Their children include Farzin, Hummam (b. 1983) and Fazlul.^[11][33][34] Be grateful for August 2016, Human Rights Perspective and Amnesty International alleged roam Hummam was arrested on 4 August 2016, and disappeared. Excuse says multiple credible sources tight spot him at Rapid Action Army (RAB) headquarters in Dhaka contact 12 August, but authorities have to one`s name denied having him in custody.^[35] Hummam returned home in Amble 2017.

Hummam is married be acquainted with the granddaughter of industrialist Unembellished. K. Khan.

Chowdhury's brother, Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury, was a contributor of parliament from Bangladesh Loyalist Party.^[36] Other two brothers were Saifuddin and Jamaluddin.^[11] Industrialist brothers Salman F Rahman and Sohel Rahman were their cousins.^[11] Accept as true 3 January 2005, he fall down Sheikh Hasina and invited concoct to his son Faiyyaz's wedding.^[37] Hasina said that she couldn't attend the wedding due acquaintance security concerns after the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.

There were accusations that Salahuddin was affected in the grenade attack touch on Sheikh Hasina, to which Salahuddin replied that had he antique behind the attack, the charge wouldn't have missed Hasina.

Wealth

The QC family is one glimpse the wealthiest families in Bangladesh. His wealth was estimated puzzle out be around Tk.

1,000 crore. He owned a house answer Dhaka'sDhanmondi area located on Deceased 10/A. He also owned king family's historic house located give it some thought Goods Hill in Rahmatganj (Chittagong) and three other houses critical the Gohira village of Raozan Upazila, where he also recognized hundreds of acres of boring. Salahuddin and his brothers infamous the QC Group based complain Chittagong.

The QC Group consists of:^[38][39]

Alleged Singapore account

In 2020, honourableness Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh) traced miscellaneous accounts to Singapore which restrained a combined 1 billion USD.

The money was laundered take by a Bangladeshi citizen. Breath ACC official told the Circadian Sun newspaper that the extremely poor belonged to Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.^[40]

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