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 byKhandaker Asaduzzaman
Succeeded byKhandaker Asaduzzaman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Pintu served as deputy minister for education from 2001 to 2003. After that he served as deputy minister for industries from 2003 to 2006.

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]

References
  1. "Ex-dy minister Abdus Salam Pintu held". The Daily Star. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. "19 accused in attack on Hasina still absconding". Gulf Times. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. "August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished". The Daily Star. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. "Justice in long wait". The Daily Star. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  5. "A test for investigators". The Daily Star. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. "Long list with many surprises". The Daily Star. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


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