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	\| name = Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani		\| name = Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani
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	\| birth_place = [[Tungipara Upazila\|Tungipara]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] <br/>(present-day [[Bangladesh]])		\| birth_place = [[Tungipara Upazila\|Tungipara]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] <br/>(present-day [[Bangladesh]])
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1975\|08\|15\|1939\|12\|04\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1975\|08\|15\|1939\|12\|04\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh		\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
	\| spouse = Arzu Moni		\| spouse = Arzu Moni
	\| death_cause = [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\|Assassination]]		\| death_cause = [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\|Assassination]]
	\| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]		\| party = [[Bangladesh Awami Jubo League]]
	\| profession = Politician, writer, journalist		\| profession = Politician, writer, journalist
	\| children = {{ubl\|[[Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash]]\|[[Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh]]}}		\| children = {{ubl\|Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash\|[[Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh]]}}
	\| allegiance = [[Mujib Bahini]]		\| allegiance = [[Mujib Bahini]]
	\| branch = [[Infantry]]		\| branch = [[Infantry]]
	\| rank = [[Commander]]		\| rank = [[Commander]]
	}}		}}
	'''Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani''' (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], and founded the [[Mujib Bahini]] (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF)<ref>{{cite news \|title=No justice yet in 3 other Aug 15 cases \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=150810\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> one of the major guerrilla forces of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He also founded the [[Jubo League]], the youth wing of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Juba League is the best political organisation for youths: Ashraf \|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2014/11/22/juba-league-is-the-best-political-organisation-for-youths-ashraf\|work=bdnews24.com\|publisher=bdnews24.com\|access-date=16 June ~~2015~~}}</ref>		'''Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani''' (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], and founded the [[Mujib Bahini]] (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF)<ref>{{cite news \|title=No justice yet in 3 other Aug 15 cases \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=150810\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> one of the major guerrilla forces of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He also founded the [[Jubo League]], the youth wing of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Juba League is the best political organisation for youths: Ashraf \|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2014/11/22/juba-league-is-the-best-political-organisation-for-youths-ashraf\|work=bdnews24.com\|publisher=bdnews24.com\|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Mani was the founding chairman of the [[Jubo League]]. Later he served as general secretary of the then East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1960 to 1964.<ref name=":0" /> His contribution to spearhead the historic student movement against autocratic ruler [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)\|Ayub Khan]]’s military regime produced an immense effect. He played a pivotal role during the six-point movement in 1966. He was a student leader and general secretary of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League\|Student League]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Choudhury\|first1=Abdul Mannan \|title=Memorable 7th June 1966 \|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/220373/1/memorable-7th-june-1966.html \|website=modernghana.com\|publisher=MG Media Group\|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> In the first week of April 1971 he along with three other Awami League leaders escaped to [[Kolkata]]. The leaders were [[Tofael Ahmed]], [[Abdur Razzaq (politician)\|Abdur Razzak]] and [[Shirazul Alam Khan]]. They organized the [[Mukti Bahini]] in India to liberate Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sengupta \|first1=Nitish\| title=Land of two rivers : a history of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib \|date=2011 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|location=New Delhi \|page=556 \|isbn=978-0143416784}}</ref> Mani and P. N. Banerji, then joint director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (east), set up the Mujib Bahini as a counterbalance to former [[East Pakistan]] army officers in the Mukti Bahini. Members of the Mujib Bahini would go on to form the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bhaumik\|first1=Subir \|title=Insurgent crossfire : North-East India \|date=1996\|publisher=Lancer\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=1897829124\|page=66\|edition=New Delhi [u.a.] : Lancer Publishers \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2S-wAQAAQBAJ&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA66\|access-date=16 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> He took part in the war of liberation in 1971 as the commander of the Bangladesh Liberation Front. He initially supported the formation of a revolutionary council instead of an interim government which was against the wishes of [[Tajuddin Ahmed]]. He eventually had to give up on that and the interim government was formed.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Raghavan\|first1=Srinath \|title=1971 : a global history of the creation of Bangladesh \|date=2013\|publisher=Harvard University Press\|location=[s.l.]\|isbn=978-0674731295\|page=66}}</ref> He was considered part of the inner circle of President Mujibur and was seen as loyal to Mujibur. This was the reason given for his assassination.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Reveals Wikileaks \|title=Mujib survived killing attempt in May 1975 \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mujib-survived-killing-attempt-in-may-1975/ \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> Mani was the author of several novels, one of which was later made into a film ''[[Obanchita]]''.		Mani was the founding chairman of the [[Jubo League]]. Later he served as general secretary of the then East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1960 to 1964.<ref name=":0" /> His contribution to spearhead the historic student movement against autocratic ruler [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)\|Ayub Khan]]’s military regime produced an immense effect. He played a pivotal role during the six-point movement in 1966. He was a student leader and general secretary of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League\|Student League]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Choudhury\|first1=Abdul Mannan \|title=Memorable 7th June 1966 \|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/220373/1/memorable-7th-june-1966.html \|website=modernghana.com\|publisher=MG Media Group\|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> In the first week of April 1971 he along with three other Awami League leaders escaped to [[Kolkata]]. The leaders were [[Tofael Ahmed]], [[Abdur Razzaq (politician)\|Abdur Razzak]] and [[Shirazul Alam Khan]]. They organized the [[Mukti Bahini]] in India to liberate Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sengupta \|first1=Nitish\| title=Land of two rivers : a history of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib \|date=2011 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|location=New Delhi \|page=556 \|isbn=978-0143416784}}</ref> Mani and P. N. Banerji, then joint director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (east), set up the Mujib Bahini as a counterbalance to former [[East Pakistan]] army officers in the Mukti Bahini. Members of the Mujib Bahini would go on to form the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Bhaumik\|first1=Subir \|title=Insurgent crossfire : North-East India \|date=1996\|publisher=Lancer\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=1897829124\|page=66\|edition=New Delhi [u.a.] : Lancer Publishers \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2S-wAQAAQBAJ&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA66\|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> He took part in the war of liberation in 1971 as the commander, without any military training, of the Bangladesh Liberation Front. He initially supported the formation of a revolutionary council instead of an interim government which was against the wishes of [[Tajuddin Ahmed]]. He eventually had to give up on that and the interim government was formed.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Raghavan\|first1=Srinath \|title=1971 : a global history of the creation of Bangladesh \|date=2013\|publisher=Harvard University Press\|location=[s.l.]\|isbn=978-0674731295\|page=66}}</ref> He was considered part of the inner circle of President Mujibur and was seen as loyal to Mujibur. This was the reason given for his assassination.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Reveals Wikileaks \|title=Mujib survived killing attempt in May 1975 \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mujib-survived-killing-attempt-in-may-1975/ \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> Mani was the author of several novels, one of which was later made into a film ''[[Obanchita]]''.{{fact\|date=September 2022}}

	Mani was the founder of the daily newspaper ''[[Dainik Banglar Bani]]''.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ullah \|first1=Mahfuz \|date=2002 \|title=Press under Mujib regime \|publisher=Kakali Prokashani \|location=Dhaka \|page=90 \|isbn=9789844372894}}</ref>		Mani was the founder of the daily newspaper ''[[Dainik Banglar Bani]]''.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ullah \|first1=Mahfuz \|date=2002 \|title=Press under Mujib regime \|publisher=Kakali Prokashani \|location=Dhaka \|page=90 \|isbn=9789844372894}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Mani, along with his wife Arzu Moni, was killed during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a military coup]] on 15 August 1975.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nation in Mourning \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/nation-in-mourning-37183 \|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> He lived two kilometers away from Mujibur in [[Dhanmondi]]. The attack on his house was witnessed by [[Mahfuz Anam]], who is the editor as well as the publisher of ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]]'', whose house was on the opposite side of the lake from Mani's house. His two sons - [[Fazle Noor Taposh]], now the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation,<ref name="Taposh">{{cite news \|url= https://www.banglanews24.com/english/politics/article/83838/Fazle-Noor-Taposh-takes-charge-as-DSCC-mayor \|title=Fazle Noor Taposh takes oath as DSCC Mayor \|work=Banglanews24.com}} </ref> and Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, an academician by profession - survived the attack, as they were hiding under a bed. His wife, who was thought to be pregnant, was also killed.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alam\|first1=Shafiq \|title=Bangladeshi MP gets birthday justice for parents' killing \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6613640/Bangladeshi-MP-gets-birthday-justice-for-parents-killing.html \|work=The Daily Telegraph\|access-date=16 June ~~2015~~}}</ref>		Mani, along with his wife Arzu Moni, was killed during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman\|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a military coup]] on 15 August 1975.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nation in Mourning \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/nation-in-mourning-37183 \|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> He lived two kilometers away from Mujibur in [[Dhanmondi]]. The attack on his house was witnessed by [[Mahfuz Anam]], who is the editor as well as the publisher of ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]]'', whose house was on the opposite side of the lake from Mani's house. His two sons - [[Fazle Noor Taposh]], now the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation,<ref name="Taposh">{{cite news \|url= https://www.banglanews24.com/english/politics/article/83838/Fazle-Noor-Taposh-takes-charge-as-DSCC-mayor \|title=Fazle Noor Taposh takes oath as DSCC Mayor \|work=Banglanews24.com}} </ref> and Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, an academician by profession - survived the attack, as they were hiding under a bed. His wife, who was thought to be pregnant, was also killed.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alam\|first1=Shafiq \|title=Bangladeshi MP gets birthday justice for parents' killing \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6613640/Bangladeshi-MP-gets-birthday-justice-for-parents-killing.html \|work=The Daily Telegraph\|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>

	Taposh was three years and eight months old then, while Parash was around five years.{{Citation needed \|date=December ~~2009~~}} Taposh was elected to the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]] from the [[Dhaka-12]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joy, at long last\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-114828\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June 2015\|date=2009-11-19}}</ref> He was elected Mayor of DSCC in the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election.<ref name="Taposh"/> Parash currently holds the position of chairman of the Jubo League.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/11/23/sheikh-parash-elected-new-jubo-league-chairman \|title=Parash named Jubo League leader, Nikhil GS \|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>		Taposh was three years and eight months old then, while Parash was around five years.{{Citation needed \|date=December 2022}} Taposh was elected to the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]] from the [[Dhaka-12]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joy, at long last\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-114828\|work=The Daily Star\|access-date=10 June 2015\|date=2009-11-19}}</ref> He was elected Mayor of DSCC in the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election.<ref name="Taposh"/> Parash currently holds the position of chairman of the [[Jubo League]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/11/23/sheikh-parash-elected-new-jubo-league-chairman \|title=Parash named Jubo League leader, Nikhil GS \|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	The Shahid Sheikh Moni Memorial International Chess Tournament, which was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2015, was named in his memory.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pak wins wheelchair cricket,Himal finishes fifth in B'desh \|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=92621 \|website=myrepublica.com \|publisher=Nepal Republic Media \|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref> An auditorium in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh\|Gopalganj]], Bangladesh was named after him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Shajahan Khan: BNP-Jamaat is killing people like the Pakistan Army \|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2015/mar/26/shajahan-khan-bnp-jamaat-killing-people-pakistan-army\|work=Dhaka Tribune\|access-date=10 June ~~2015~~}}</ref>		The Shahid Sheikh Moni Memorial International Chess Tournament, which was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2015, was named in his memory.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pak wins wheelchair cricket,Himal finishes fifth in B'desh \|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=92621 \|website=myrepublica.com \|publisher=Nepal Republic Media \|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> An auditorium in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh\|Gopalganj]], Bangladesh was named after him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Shajahan Khan: BNP-Jamaat is killing people like the Pakistan Army \|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2015/mar/26/shajahan-khan-bnp-jamaat-killing-people-pakistan-army\|work=Dhaka Tribune\|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref>

	===Criticism===		===Criticism===
	Mani was given lucrative positions in the ~~Government~~ formed by Sheikh ~~Mujibur~~. When private trade with India was banned to slow inflation, ~~Fazlul Haque~~ actively engaged in it with ~~Mujibur~~'s blessings. This was seen as an attempt by ~~Mujibur~~ to form a dynasty.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Ahmed\|first1=Salahuddin \|title=Bangladesh : past and present\|date=2003 \|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=9788176484695 \|page=258 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA258 \|access-date=16 June ~~2015~~}}</ref>		Mani was given lucrative positions in the government formed by [[Sheikh Mujib]]. When private trade with India was banned due to slow inflation, Mani actively engaged in it with Mujib's blessings. This was seen as an attempt by Mujib to form a dynasty.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Ahmed\|first1=Salahuddin \|title=Bangladesh : past and present\|date=2003 \|publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=9788176484695 \|page=258 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA258 \|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani
| native_name = শেখ ফজলুল হক মনি
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|12|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tungipara Upazila|Tungipara]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] <br/>(present-day [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|08|15|1939|12|04|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| spouse = Arzu Moni
| death_cause = [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Assassination]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| profession = Politician, writer, journalist
| children = {{ubl|[[Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash]]|[[Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh]]}}
| allegiance = [[Mujib Bahini]]
| branch = [[Infantry]]
| rank = [[Commander]]
}}
'''Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani''' (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], and founded the [[Mujib Bahini]] (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF)<ref>{{cite news |title=No justice yet in 3 other Aug 15 cases |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=150810|work=The Daily Star|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> one of the major guerrilla forces of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He also founded the [[Jubo League]], the youth wing of [[Bangladesh Awami League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Juba League is the best political organisation for youths: Ashraf |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2014/11/22/juba-league-is-the-best-political-organisation-for-youths-ashraf|work=bdnews24.com|publisher=bdnews24.com|access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mani was born in [[Tungipara Upazila|Tungipara]], [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]] on 4 December 1939.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Mani,_Sheikh_Fazlul_Haq|author=Dilruba Begum}}</ref> He studied in [[Nabakumar Institution]] in [[Dhaka]].<ref name=":0" /> Later, he studied at [[Jagannath College]] (HSC, 1958) and [[BM College]] (BA, 1960).<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Mani was the founding chairman of the [[Jubo League]]. Later he served as general secretary of the then East Pakistan Chhatra League from 1960 to 1964.<ref name=":0" /> His contribution to spearhead the historic student movement against autocratic ruler [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]]’s military regime produced an immense effect. He played a pivotal role during the six-point movement in 1966. He was a student leader and general secretary of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League|Student League]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choudhury|first1=Abdul Mannan |title=Memorable 7th June 1966 |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/220373/1/memorable-7th-june-1966.html |website=modernghana.com|publisher=MG Media Group|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> In the first week of April 1971 he along with three other Awami League leaders escaped to [[Kolkata]]. The leaders were [[Tofael Ahmed]], [[Abdur Razzaq (politician)|Abdur Razzak]] and [[Shirazul Alam Khan]]. They organized the [[Mukti Bahini]] in India to liberate Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sengupta |first1=Nitish| title=Land of two rivers : a history of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib |date=2011 |publisher=Penguin Books India |location=New Delhi |page=556 |isbn=978-0143416784}}</ref> Mani and P. N. Banerji, then joint director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (east), set up the Mujib Bahini as a counterbalance to former [[East Pakistan]] army officers in the Mukti Bahini. Members of the Mujib Bahini would go on to form the [[Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bhaumik|first1=Subir |title=Insurgent crossfire : North-East India |date=1996|publisher=Lancer|location=New Delhi|isbn=1897829124|page=66|edition=New Delhi [u.a.] : Lancer Publishers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2S-wAQAAQBAJ&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA66|access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> He took part in the war of liberation in 1971 as the commander of the Bangladesh Liberation Front. He initially supported the formation of a revolutionary council instead of an interim government which was against the wishes of [[Tajuddin Ahmed]]. He eventually had to give up on that and the interim government was formed.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Raghavan|first1=Srinath |title=1971 : a global history of the creation of Bangladesh |date=2013|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=[s.l.]|isbn=978-0674731295|page=66}}</ref> He was considered part of the inner circle of President Mujibur and was seen as loyal to Mujibur. This was the reason given for his assassination.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reveals Wikileaks |title=Mujib survived killing attempt in May 1975 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mujib-survived-killing-attempt-in-may-1975/ |work=The Daily Star |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> Mani was the author of several novels, one of which was later made into a film ''[[Obanchita]]''.

Mani was the founder of the daily newspaper ''[[Dainik Banglar Bani]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ullah |first1=Mahfuz |date=2002 |title=Press under Mujib regime |publisher=Kakali Prokashani |location=Dhaka |page=90 |isbn=9789844372894}}</ref>

==Death==
Mani, along with his wife Arzu Moni, was killed during the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a military coup]] on 15 August 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nation in Mourning |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/nation-in-mourning-37183 |work=The Daily Star|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> He lived two kilometers away from Mujibur in [[Dhanmondi]]. The attack on his house was witnessed by [[Mahfuz Anam]], who is the editor as well as the publisher of ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'', whose house was on the opposite side of the lake from Mani's house. His two sons - [[Fazle Noor Taposh]], now the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation,<ref name="Taposh">{{cite news |url= https://www.banglanews24.com/english/politics/article/83838/Fazle-Noor-Taposh-takes-charge-as-DSCC-mayor |title=Fazle Noor Taposh takes oath as DSCC Mayor |work=Banglanews24.com}} </ref> and Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, an academician by profession - survived the attack, as they were hiding under a bed. His wife, who was thought to be pregnant, was also killed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alam|first1=Shafiq |title=Bangladeshi MP gets birthday justice for parents' killing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6613640/Bangladeshi-MP-gets-birthday-justice-for-parents-killing.html |work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref>

Taposh was three years and eight months old then, while Parash was around five years.{{Citation needed |date=December 2009}} Taposh was elected to the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election]] from the [[Dhaka-12]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joy, at long last|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-114828|work=The Daily Star|access-date=10 June 2015|date=2009-11-19}}</ref> He was elected Mayor of DSCC in the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election.<ref name="Taposh"/> Parash currently holds the position of chairman of the Jubo League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/11/23/sheikh-parash-elected-new-jubo-league-chairman |title=Parash named Jubo League leader, Nikhil GS |work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The Shahid Sheikh Moni Memorial International Chess Tournament, which was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2015, was named in his memory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pak wins wheelchair cricket,Himal finishes fifth in B'desh |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=92621 |website=myrepublica.com |publisher=Nepal Republic Media |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> An auditorium in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]], Bangladesh was named after him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shajahan Khan: BNP-Jamaat is killing people like the Pakistan Army |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2015/mar/26/shajahan-khan-bnp-jamaat-killing-people-pakistan-army|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref>

===Criticism===
Mani was given lucrative positions in the Government formed by Sheikh Mujibur. When private trade with India was banned to slow inflation, Fazlul Haque actively engaged in it with Mujibur's blessings. This was seen as an attempt by Mujibur to form a dynasty.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ahmed|first1=Salahuddin |title=Bangladesh : past and present|date=2003 |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788176484695 |page=258 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&q=Sheikh+Fazlul+Haque+Moni&pg=PA258 |access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref>

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