Bangabandhu killer Mosleh Uddin stripped of FF status
51 others get same treatment
The government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificate of former army officer Risaldar Mosleh Uddin, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a gazette notification on January 5 cancelling the certificate of Risaldar Moslem Uddin, a self-confessed killer of Bangabandhu in August 1975.
Mosleh Uddin is also facing the death penalty for his involvement in the killing of four national leaders at Dhaka Central Jail in November 1975.
The ministry issued the notification to cancel the gazette as per the recommendation of the 70th meeting of the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka).
On November 19 last year, the council recommended to cancel the freedom fighter certificate of Mosleh Uddin at the meeting.
Earlier, a gazette of Mosleh Uddin as freedom fighter was issued in 2004, during the tenure of the BNP-Jamaat led four party alliance government.
On January 5, the ministry cancelled 52 freedom fighter certificates in total, in line with the National Freedom Fighters Council Act 2002.
The notification of cancellation of these gazettes is available on the ministry's website.
On June 7 last year, the government issued a notification cancelling the gazettes of 1,181 freedom fighters following the recommendation of the 66th meeting of the Jamuka.