Staff Reporter :
The government revoked the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.
The four absconding killers are-Nur Chowdhury, Shariful Haque Dalim, Rashed Chowdhury and Moslehuddin Khan.
Of them, Nur was awarded the title Bir Bikram, Dalim Bir Uttam, and Rashed and Moslehuddin were awarded the title Bir Protik for their contributions in the Liberation War in 1971.
The then government had conferred the awards on them in 1973 and issued a gazette notification to this effect on December 15 of the same year.
In February this year, a probe body of Muktijoddha Council proposed revoking gallantry awards given to late president Ziaur Rahman and killers of Bangabandhu and their patrons and sent the proposal to the Liberation War Affairs Ministry for final approval. The High Court on December 15 also ordered the government to suspend the state gallantry awards of the four convicted killers of Bangabandhu.
