Mufti Abdul Hannan


Mufti Abdul Hannan was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami branch in Bangladesh. He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.

Career

Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union. He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. He was arrested on 1 October 2005.

Death

Hannan was hanged at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time on 12 April 2017 in Kashimpur Prison for the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah Jalal shrine.

Militant activity