Ali Ahsan Mujahid

Ali Ahsan Mujahid is the present Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. He was Minister of Social Welfare from 2001-2007 in the four-party alliance government. He is largely viewed as a war criminal in the country because of his extreme opposed of Bangladesh liberation in 1971 and collaboration the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Mujahid not only helped Pakistan Army on the massacre, loot, rape, molestation of Bangladeshi women but also he led the killing of the Bangladesh intellectuals on the 14th December, 1971. The day is known as Intellectual Killing Day.

Life in 1971

Mujahid was the president of East Pakistan Islami Chhatra Shangha and architect of Razakar and chief of the Al Badar forces in 1971. "Razakar and Al Badr forces main job was to find pro-independence people and handover them to Pakistani Army or sometimes they kill them by torturing."

As soon as the liberation war was declared he formed a battalion of Razakar forces who were only accountable to him. Mujahid then made Feroz Mia the commander of his newly recruited forces and organized arms training for them. Mujahid was also the key figure for the weapons and funds of the organization.

His anti liberation activities were evident from the statements published in the newspapers. While addressing a gathering of Islami Chhatra Shangha in Faridpur on September 15, 1971, he announced that they should have occupied Assam (an Indian state) before taking complete India. He called upon his armed cadres ( Al Badrs) to be prepared for this actions.

Mujahid’s statement on “Daily Sangram” on October 15th ,1971

"*“The youths of the Razakars and al-Badar forces and all other voluntary organizations have been working for the national to protect it from the collaborators and agents of India. But, recently it was observed that a section of political leaders like ZA Bhutto, Kawsar Niazi, Mufti Mahmud and Asgar Khan have been making objectionable remarks about the patriots."

During the days of the war Mujahid mainly resided at some Feroz Mia’s place at 181, Fakirerpul. Feroz Mia was a commander of Razakar forces, according to eyewitness accounts of Jatiyo party leader Abdus Salam, journalist GM Gaus, freedom fighter and columnist Mahbub Kamal.Feroz’s house served as a HQ for the local Razakars and torture chamber of Mukti Bahini, Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters. According to the locals many people were found taken to the house blind folded and groans of torture were heard. Mujahid was the boss of the horde.From September onwards, when Pakistani army started losing Mujahid changed his strategy from killing the ordinary pro-liberation Bangladeshi to killing the secular minded Bangladeshi intellectuals and professionals. He and his party was the information provider of killed Bangladeshi intellectuals in December 14th , the day known as Intellectual Killing Day in Bangladesh. Mujahid was one of the key leaders, said Gaus, to raid Dhaka university campus for killing the selected academics."'

Lifer after 1971

Mujahid hideout for few years after liberation of Bangladesh. He actively started political activities again when Ziaur Rahman came to power in a series of Sheikh Mujib’s assassination. In 2001 he became Minister of Social Welfare BNP led four-party alliance government which is in fact a big slap to Bangladesh Independence.

ee also

*Razakars (Bangladesh)

References

* Jibone Ja Dekhlam (What I saw in my life), biography by Golam Azam.
* Bangladesh Liberation Museum.
* Killers and Collaborators of 1971: An Account of Their Whereabouts, compiled and published by the Center for the Development of the Spirit of the Liberation War.
* Commission on War Criminals of Bangladesh.
* Saiduzzaman Raushan: Speeches and Statements of Killers & Collaborators of 1971.

External links

* [http://www.muktadhara.net/moza.html]
* [http://www.gendercide.org/case_bangladesh.html]
* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/K_0261.htm]