Abdul Khaleque Mondal (1 August 1944 – 23 July 2023) was a politician of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Satkhira-2 constituency from 2001 to 2006.[1] On 24 March 2022, he was sentenced to death for war crime charges.[2][3]
Abdul Khaleque Mondal | |
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আব্দুল খালেক মন্ডল | |
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| Born | 1 August 1944 Satkhira, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 23 July 2023 (aged 78) Khulna District Jail, Khulna, Bangladesh |
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| Member of Parliament for Satkhira-2 | |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kazi Shamsur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | M. A. Jabbar |
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| Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
Early life and education
editAbdul Khaleque Mondal was born on 1 August 1944 in Khalilnagar, Baikari Union, Satkhira, to Chan Mandal and Diljan Bibi.[4] He passed Kamil from madrasa in 1965 and passed BA from Satkhira Government College in 1969. He later earned a master's degree in Islamic studies from the University of Dhaka.[4]
Career
editMondal was the principal of Agardari Kamil Madrasa in Satkhira. He was associated with the then-student organization Islami Chhatra Sangha of Jamaat-e-Islami. He was the Ameer of Jamaat's Satkhira district and a member of the Central Majlis Shura. He was elected to the parliament representing the Satkhira-2 constituency as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 2001.[5] He lost the election in 2008 to the Jatiya Party candidate M. A. Jabbar.[6]
War crimes and convictions
editThe Daily Star accused him of supporting Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh, an extremist group.[7]
In July 2009, Nazrul Islam Gazi from Shimulbarhia village filed a case against Mondal for killing his father Rustam Ali during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[8]
Mandal was arrested on 16 June 2015 at a madrasa at Sadar Upazila on charges of planning to orchestrate violence.[8] On 21 August, he was shown arrested in the war crime charges investigated at the International Crimes Tribunal.[8][9] On 24 March 2022, Mondal was sentenced to death for the war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, detention and torture.[3] He had served in the paramilitary Razakar unit during the war.[3][10]
Death
editAbdul Khaleque Mondal died on 23 July 2023, at the age of 78.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jamaat may face tough task to retain its stronghold". The Daily Star. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Jamaat MP Khaleq appeals against death sentence". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former Jamaat MP among two sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes". Dhaka Tribune. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b সাতক্ষীরার রাজাকার খালেক মণ্ডল ও রোকনুজ্জামানের ফাঁসির রায়. bdnews24.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Jamaat rejoinder and our reply". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Satkhira Jamaat chief Abdul Khaleque Mandal shown arrested in war crimes case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Satkhira Jamaat ameer arrested". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Ex-MP Abdul Khaleq Mandal, Khan Roknuzzaman sentenced to death". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ মৃত্যুদণ্ডপ্রাপ্ত জামায়াতের সাবেক এমপি আব্দুল খালেকের মৃত্যু. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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