Bangladesh Hangs Ex-Army Man Abdul Majeed, Killer of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

New Delhi: The Bangladesh government on Saturday midnight executed Abdul Majeed, a former military captain, over the assassination of Sheikh Mujibar Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Majed was arrested on Tuesday after he was on in the run for almost 25 years. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed along with most of his family in a military coup on August 15, 1975, nearly four years after he led Bangladesh to independence from Pakistan. Also Read - BCB, CA Postpone Australia's Two-Test Tour of Bangladesh

“He was hanged to death at 12.01 am Sunday (1801GMT),” law minister Anisul Huq told AFP, adding the execution took place at the country’s largest prison, just outside the capital Dhaka. Majed’s wife met him at the prison one last time on Saturday evening when the prison authorities had scheduled his execution.

Security has been tightened at the areas outside the prison at Keraniganj town, with scores of policemen patrolling the jailgate, reported AFP.