Abdul Jalil (sergeant)

Abdul Jalil is a former Sergeant of the Pakistan Air Force and accused in the famous Agartala Conspiracy Case. He is a recipient of the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[1][2]

Abdul Jalil
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branchPakistan Air Force
RankSergeant

Career

Jalil was part of a conspiracy that sought India's help for the independence of Bangladesh.[3] In response the Pakistani government detained them and filed the Agartala Conspiracy Case.[3][4] Jalil was part of Biplabi Sangstha, an organization of Bengali soldiers in the Pakistan military services, that sought to work for the independence of Bangladesh.[5] He trained other soldiers in the use of grenades; one of which was presented as evidence in the case and is preserved in the Bijoy Ketan Museum of Dhaka Cantonment.[5] Jalil was sent into forced retirement from the Pakistan Air Force and subsequently could not join the Bangladesh Air Force.[5]

Since the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the government of Bangladesh has framed the case as a conspiracy to foil the Six point movement in the history textbooks of the country.[3] Jalil has called that a historical distortion as the accusations in the case were true.[3]

In December 2015, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated 3 million taka from government funds to Jalil.[5]

In 2022, Jalil was awarded the Independence Day Award by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation War.[6] There had been demands in the past that the government award all the accused in the conspiracy case with the Independence Day Award.[1][7]

References
  1. Staff Correspondent (2012-03-17). "Honour the accused". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. "Agartala Conspiracy Case - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. Staff Correspondent (2017-02-23). "Agartala conspiracy case accused seek state recognition". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. sun, daily. "Fervid Days of 1969… of Blood and Songs | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  5. "PM's magnanimity to sergeant Jalil, blind rickshawpuller Monir |". Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  6. Staff Correspondent. "Hasina steps off stage to honour freedom fighters with Independence Award". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  7. sun, daily. "'Agartala Conspiracy Case accused nat'l heroes' | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-10-04.


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