Mufti_Hannan

Mufti Abdul Hannan

Mufti Abdul Hannan

Bangladeshi terrorist

Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh.[2][3][4] He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.[5][6]

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Career

Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union.[7][8] He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India.[7] He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[9][10] He was arrested on 1 October 2005.[11]

Death

Hannan was hanged 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.[12][13]

Militant activity

References

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