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The Agartala Conspiracy Case [b] was a sedition case in Pakistan during the rule of Ayub Khan against Awami League, brought by the government of Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then leader of the Awami League and East Pakistan, and 34 other people.
The case is officially called State vs. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others, but are popularly known as Agartala ShoĊojontro Mamla (Agartala conspiracy case) as the main conspiracy was purported to have taken place in the Indian city of Agartala in Tripura state, where Sheikh Mujib's associates met Indian military officials. [4]
Zahurul Haq (9 February 1935 – 15 February 1969) was a Pakistan Air Force sergeant. He was one of the 35 persons accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case in 1969. He was killed in custody and his death led to increase in 1969 uprising in East Pakistan. [1]
In 1968, Sen was charged in the Agartala Conspiracy Case and was released in 1969. [4] [3] During that time Sen and Bibhuti Bhushan Chowdhury were the main liaison between Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Indian government. [5] He was the Vice-President of the Chittagong District unit of the Awami League. [6]
Md Fazlul Haque was a flight sergeant of the Pakistan Air Force and a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] [2] He was an accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case along with fellow Flight Sergeant Zahurul Haq.
The Pakistani establishment rejected the league's proposals, and the military government arrested Sheikh Mujib and charged him with treason through the Agartala Conspiracy Case. After three years in jail, Mujib was released in 1969, and the case against him was dropped in the face of mass protests and widespread violence in East Pakistan. [12]
This culminated in the 1969 mass uprising and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 24 January 1971, in the backdrop of outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War , the mass uprising was commemorated and all political groups of East Pakistan (barring Islamist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami ) reiterated the 11 ...
Abdul Jalil is a former sergeant of the Pakistan Air Force and accused in the famous Agartala Conspiracy Case. He is a recipient of the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh. [1] [2]