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Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman (4 July 1952 – 11 April 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician and journalist who served as the senior assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and was convicted of war crimes during the 1971 independence war of Bangladesh. He was executed by hanging at Dhaka Central Jail at 22:01 on 11 April 2015.
Besides his political career, Kamaruzzaman also was editor of the Weekly Sonar Bangla. On 9 May 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced him to death after it found Kamaruzzaman guilty of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, rape, looting, arson, and deportation of people during the Bangladesh War of Independence. Kamaruzzaman denied all charges, stating they were politically motivated. The trial itself was criticized by international observers and opposition figures and was mired in controversies.
Kamaruzzaman was born on 4 July 1952 at Sajbarkhila village in Sherpur Thana (at the time East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan). His father Moulavi Insan Ali Sarker, was a businessman. Kamaruzzaman obtained a master's degree in journalism in 1976 from Dhaka University. He had five sons. He was married to Nurun Nahar.
In 1971, Kamruzzaman was a college student. He was also alleged to be a member of the East Pakistan Islami Chattra Sangha in Mymensingh.
He was the chief organizer of the Al-Badr and pro-Pakistan militant groups, formed to assist the Pakistan Army to thwart the Bangladeshi independence movement in 1971 of greater Mymensingh. According to the Daily Sangram on 16 August 1971, Muhammad Kamruzzaman presided over a rally held at the local Muslim Institute in Mymensingh by the Al-Badr to mark the 25th independence day of Pakistan.
Kamaruzzaman was a two-time president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He became a journalist at the Weekly Sonar Bangla in 1981, later taking the role of editor. He also worked for The Daily Sangram as executive editor.
In four successive elections between 1991 and 2008 Kamaruzzaman unsuccessfully contested the seat Sherpur-1 for Jamaat-e-Islami, losing the last three times to the Awami League candidate Md. Atiur Rahman Atik.
Kamuruzzaman was initially arrested on 13 July 2010 and detained for over a year without being formally informed of charges. In November 2011, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted the opinion that the detention was disproportional and breached human rights conventions. Kamaruzzaman, along with nine other senior members from Jamaat-e-Islami, was charged on seven counts of crimes against humanity during the war in 1971, including genocide, murder, rape, looting, arson and deportation of unarmed civilians. He denied all charges, claiming they were politically motivated.
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Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman (4 July 1952 – 11 April 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician and journalist who served as the senior assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and was convicted of war crimes during the 1971 independence war of Bangladesh. He was executed by hanging at Dhaka Central Jail at 22:01 on 11 April 2015.
Besides his political career, Kamaruzzaman also was editor of the Weekly Sonar Bangla. On 9 May 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced him to death after it found Kamaruzzaman guilty of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, rape, looting, arson, and deportation of people during the Bangladesh War of Independence. Kamaruzzaman denied all charges, stating they were politically motivated. The trial itself was criticized by international observers and opposition figures and was mired in controversies.
Kamaruzzaman was born on 4 July 1952 at Sajbarkhila village in Sherpur Thana (at the time East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan). His father Moulavi Insan Ali Sarker, was a businessman. Kamaruzzaman obtained a master's degree in journalism in 1976 from Dhaka University. He had five sons. He was married to Nurun Nahar.
In 1971, Kamruzzaman was a college student. He was also alleged to be a member of the East Pakistan Islami Chattra Sangha in Mymensingh.
He was the chief organizer of the Al-Badr and pro-Pakistan militant groups, formed to assist the Pakistan Army to thwart the Bangladeshi independence movement in 1971 of greater Mymensingh. According to the Daily Sangram on 16 August 1971, Muhammad Kamruzzaman presided over a rally held at the local Muslim Institute in Mymensingh by the Al-Badr to mark the 25th independence day of Pakistan.
Kamaruzzaman was a two-time president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He became a journalist at the Weekly Sonar Bangla in 1981, later taking the role of editor. He also worked for The Daily Sangram as executive editor.
In four successive elections between 1991 and 2008 Kamaruzzaman unsuccessfully contested the seat Sherpur-1 for Jamaat-e-Islami, losing the last three times to the Awami League candidate Md. Atiur Rahman Atik.
Kamuruzzaman was initially arrested on 13 July 2010 and detained for over a year without being formally informed of charges. In November 2011, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted the opinion that the detention was disproportional and breached human rights conventions. Kamaruzzaman, along with nine other senior members from Jamaat-e-Islami, was charged on seven counts of crimes against humanity during the war in 1971, including genocide, murder, rape, looting, arson and deportation of unarmed civilians. He denied all charges, claiming they were politically motivated.