Abdus Salam Pintu
Abdus Salam Pintu is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party member and a former deputy Minister for Education.[1][2] In 2018, he was sentenced to death for involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[3]
Abdus Salam Pintu | |
|---|---|
আব্দুস সালাম পিন্টু | |
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 10 October 2001 – 22 May 2003 | |
| Deputy Minister of Industries | |
| In office 22 May 2003 – 13 March 2006 | |
| Deputy Minister of Information | |
| In office 13 March 2006 – 29 October 2006 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tangail-2 | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Khandaker Asaduzzaman |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
CareerEdit
Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.[citation needed]
In January 2008, Pintu was arrested for involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.[1] In June 2008, the CID submitted charge sheet accusing 22, including Pintu and his brother, Maulana Tajuddin, a leader of Harkatul Jihad al Islami.[4][5] In October 2016, he was found guilty on charges of killing through common intention, planning and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to death.[3]
Pintu was made vice-chairman of BNP's executive committee in 2016, at which time he was in prison.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ex-dy minister Abdus Salam Pintu held". The Daily Star. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "19 accused in attack on Hasina still absconding". Gulf Times. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished". The Daily Star. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ↑ "Justice in long wait". The Daily Star. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ↑ "A test for investigators". The Daily Star. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ↑ "Long list with many surprises". The Daily Star. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-11.