S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury | |
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Criminal status | Fugitive |
Conviction(s) | Murder (assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1967–1996 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Armoured Corps |
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Known for | Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury is a Bangladesh army officer who was convicted for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, president of Bangladesh, and for involvement in the murder of four national leaders in the Jail Killing.[1] As of 2017[update], he was a fugitive, residing in Canada. The Canadian government has refused to extradite him, because he faces the death penalty in Bangladesh.[2][3]