Taheruddin Thakur (died 17 February 2009) was a Bangladeshi politician.[1] He served as the Minister of State for Information at the cabinet of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[2]
Taheruddin Thakur | |
|---|---|
তাহেরউদ্দিন ঠাকুর | |
| Died | 17 February 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Career
editThakur was arrested on 14 August 1996 over the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975.[3] He was later acquitted.[1] On 20 October 2004, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court (Trial Court) acquitted Thakur of another charge in the Jail Killing case.[4]
Thakur worked as a journalist at The Daily Ittefaq.[1] He died on 17 February 2009 after suffering from kidney disease.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Taheruddin Thakur dies". bdnews24.com. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "BANGABANDHU AND LAPSES IN HIS SECURITY". The Daily Star. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (29 January 2010). "Long road to justice". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Marfat, Mridha to be hanged in Jail Killing Case". The Daily Ittefaq. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.