Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin
| Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | চৌধুরী মঈনুদ্দীন |
| Born |
27 November 1948 East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
| Known for |
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| Criminal charge | 16 count of charges including 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals |
| Criminal penalty | Death Sentence given in absentia by ICT |
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (Bengali: চৌধুরী মঈনুদ্দীন; born 27 November 1948), is one of the convicted war criminal for killing Bengali intellectuals in collaboration with Pakistan army at the time of Bangladesh liberation war. After the liberation of Bangladesh, Chowdhury escape from Bangladesh and took British citizenship.
Chowdhury is a trustee (former chairman) of Muslim Aid, and a director of Muslim spiritual care provision in the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).
On 3 November 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal which is set up by the government of Bangladesh to judge international crimes committed during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, sentenced Mueen-Uddin, in absentia, to death for killing 9 teachers of Dhaka University, 6 journalists and 3 doctors in 1971. Mueen has remained in the United Kingdom since leaving Bangladesh shortly after its independence in 1971. Mueen-Uddin denies the charges.
He was alleged war criminal long before creation of International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh). In 1972, The New York Times reported that he "has been identified as the head of a secret, commando-like organization of fanatic Moslems", In In 1995, a documentary film made by David Bergman, named War Crimes File was aired on British television channel Channel 4 showing his involvement in 1971 Bangladesh genocide.
In 1971, Mueen-Uddin was a journalist at the Daily Purbodesh. In 1972, The New York Times reported that he "has been identified as the head of a secret, commando-like organization of fanatic Moslems", in connection with the Bangladesh liberation war. He fled Bangladesh shortly after its independence in 1971, and went to the United Kingdom via India, Nepal and Pakistan In the United Kingdom he was able to create a new life. He was a special editor of the London-based weekly Dawat and a leader of the London-based Jamaat organisation Dawatul Islam.
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