Abdul Khaleque Mondal

Abdul Khaleque Mondal (1 August 1944 – 23 July 2023) was a politician of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Satkhira-2 constituency from 2001 to 2006.^[1] On 24 March 2022, he was sentenced to death for war crime charges.^[2][3]

Abdul Khaleque Mondal
আব্দুল খালেক মন্ডল
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Born	(1944-08-01)1 August 1944 Satkhira, Bengal, British India
Died	23 July 2023(2023-07-23) (aged 78) Khulna District Jail, Khulna, Bangladesh
Alma mater	University of Dhaka Satkhira Government College
Member of Parliament for Satkhira-2
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Kazi Shamsur Rahman
Succeeded by	M. A. Jabbar
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Political party	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Early life and education

Abdul Khaleque Mondal was born on 1 August 1944 in Khalilnagar, Baikari Union, Satkhira, to Chan Mandal and Diljan Bibi.^[4] He passed Kamil from madrasa in 1965 and passed BA from Satkhira Government College in 1969. He later earned a master's degree in Islamic studies from the University of Dhaka.^[4]

Career

Mondal was the principal of Agardari Kamil Madrasa in Satkhira. He was associated with the then-student organization Islami Chhatra Sangha of Jamaat-e-Islami. He was the Ameer of Jamaat's Satkhira district and a member of the Central Majlis Shura. He was elected to the parliament representing the Satkhira-2 constituency as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 2001.^[5] He lost the election in 2008 to the Jatiya Party candidate M. A. Jabbar.^[6]

War crimes and convictions

The Daily Star accused him of supporting Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh, an extremist group.^[7]

In July 2009, Nazrul Islam Gazi from Shimulbarhia village filed a case against Mondal for killing his father Rustam Ali during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.^[8]

Mandal was arrested on 16 June 2015 at a madrasa at Sadar Upazila on charges of planning to orchestrate violence.^[8] On 21 August, he was shown arrested in the war crime charges investigated at the International Crimes Tribunal.^[8][9] On 24 March 2022, Mondal was sentenced to death for the war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, detention and torture.^[3] He had served in the paramilitary Razakar unit during the war.^[3][10]

Death

Abdul Khaleque Mondal died on 23 July 2023, at the age of 78.^[11]

References

1. "Jamaat may face tough task to retain its stronghold". The Daily Star. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. "Ex-Jamaat MP Khaleq appeals against death sentence". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
3. "Former Jamaat MP among two sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes". Dhaka Tribune. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
4. সাতক্ষীরার রাজাকার খালেক মণ্ডল ও রোকনুজ্জামানের ফাঁসির রায়. bdnews24.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
5. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
6. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
7. "Jamaat rejoinder and our reply". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
8. "Satkhira Jamaat chief Abdul Khaleque Mandal shown arrested in war crimes case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
9. "Satkhira Jamaat ameer arrested". The Independent (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
10. "Ex-MP Abdul Khaleq Mandal, Khan Roknuzzaman sentenced to death". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
11. মৃত্যুদণ্ডপ্রাপ্ত জামায়াতের সাবেক এমপি আব্দুল খালেকের মৃত্যু. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 July 2023.