- Shaykh Abdur Rahman
Shaykh Abdur Rahman, also known as Abdur Rahman Shaykh, (d.
March 30 ,2007 ) was the spiritual leader and the administrative head of the banned terrorist organizationJagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (English: Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh).Rahman was educated in Islamic
fiqh andlaw atSaudi Arabia . After being highly critical of theJamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for what he deemed as its patronization ofsecularism andsacrilege of Islamic values and principles, he soon formed the JMJB, taking initiatives to form an all-Islamic state based upon only theQur'an and theSunnah . However, the group soon gained notoriety because of its radical fundamentalist activities, including murder and torture of opponents. OnAugust 17 ,2005 , this group claimed responsibility for more than 500 bombings acrossBangladesh . The Government of Bangladesh banned the organization, and declared awards for the capture of Rahman. In late 2005, Rahman has been blamed for masterminding several more bomb attacks, including the firstsuicide bombing inBangladesh .On
2 March 2006 , Rahman was captured from the northeastern city ofSylhet , at Muktagasa, after a massive 32-hour-long manhunt. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-03-02T024912Z_01_DHA161893_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BANGLADESH-ISLAMIST.xml] .Along with 5 other militants, Rahman was executed by hanging on
30 March 2007 . [ [http://bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=2&id=2595#tp2595 Six JMB militants walk gallows] , BDNews24 March 30, 2007.]References
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