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'''Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque''' is a [[Bangladesh Army]] officer and a fugitive. He was one of the main plotters of the [[2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Arrest Maj Ziaul, Ishraq|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-249461|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=12 September 2012|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> He is a top military commander of the [[Al-Qaeda]] linked [[Ansarullah Bangla Team]], which has carried out [[Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh|terror attacks in Bangladesh]].<ref name="qbg">{{cite news |title=Home-grown militants and ex-major behind Bangladesh attacks, police say|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-violence-groups-idUSKCN0ZF2WW |work=Reuters |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ansarullah Bangla Team reorganised as Ansar al-Islam|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/101155/Ansarullah-Bangla-Team-reorganised-as-Ansar |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
'''Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque''' is a [[Bangladesh Army]] officer and a fugitive. He was one of the main plotters of the [[2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Arrest Maj Ziaul, Ishraq|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-249461|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=12 September 2012|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605113840/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-249461|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a top military commander of the [[Al-Qaeda]] linked [[Ansarullah Bangla Team]], which has carried out [[Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh|terror attacks in Bangladesh]].<ref name="qbg">{{cite news |title=Home-grown militants and ex-major behind Bangladesh attacks, police say |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-violence-groups-idUSKCN0ZF2WW |work=Reuters |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107161133/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-violence-groups-idUSKCN0ZF2WW |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ansarullah Bangla Team reorganised as Ansar al-Islam|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/101155/Ansarullah-Bangla-Team-reorganised-as-Ansar|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107165731/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/101155/Ansarullah-Bangla-Team-reorganised-as-Ansar|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Haque was born in the village of [[Mostafapur Union|Mostafapur]], [[Moulvibazar District]], [[Sylhet Division]], Bangladesh.<ref name="qapl" /> He completed his schooling at Uttara Holy Child School and College and [[Sylhet Cadet College]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-22|title=Most wanted militant Zia’s ancestral home under lock and key|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/12/22/most-wanted-militant-zia-s-ancestral-home-under-lock-and-key|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> His father, Syed Zillul Haque, is a businessman.<ref name="qapl" /> He is a practicing Muslim. He became more [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] after his wife died of cancer.<ref name="qapl">{{cite news |title=Major Zia used UK mobile SIM to talk to officers|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-219282|newspaper=The Daily Star |date=21 January 2012 |access-date=7 November 2016|language=en}}</ref>
Haque was born in the village of [[Mostafapur Union|Mostafapur]], [[Moulvibazar District]], [[Sylhet Division]], Bangladesh.<ref name="qapl" /> He completed his schooling at Uttara Holy Child School and College and [[Sylhet Cadet College]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-22|title=Most wanted militant Zia’s ancestral home under lock and key|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/12/22/most-wanted-militant-zia-s-ancestral-home-under-lock-and-key|access-date=2021-12-22|work=Dhaka Tribune|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083814/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/12/22/most-wanted-militant-zia-s-ancestral-home-under-lock-and-key|url-status=live}}</ref> His father, Syed Zillul Haque, is a businessman.<ref name="qapl" /> He is a practicing Muslim. He became more [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] after his wife died of cancer.<ref name="qapl">{{cite news|title=Major Zia used UK mobile SIM to talk to officers|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-219282|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=21 January 2012|access-date=7 November 2016|language=en|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605112701/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-219282|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Haque joined the Bangladesh Army through the 41st long course of the [[Bangladesh Military Academy]]. He studied in the [[Military Institute of Science and Technology]]. He was described as being "intelligent" and "skilled in IT".{{By whom|date=October 2022}}
Haque joined the Bangladesh Army through the 41st long course of the [[Bangladesh Military Academy]]. He studied in the [[Military Institute of Science and Technology]]. He was described as being "intelligent" and "skilled in IT".{{By whom|date=October 2022}}


He played a key role in the organization of the [[2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt]], contacting army officers in different [[Cantonment|cantonments]] asking them to take part in the coup to establish an [[Islamic state]].<ref name="qapl" /> The coup was aided by the branch of pan-Islamist [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Bangladesh branch.<ref name=":0" /> He started in the engineers corp and trained in special operations.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Who is militant Zia?|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2016/08/03/who-is-maj-zia/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=3 August 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> He went on the run after the coup attempt failed.<ref name=":0" />
He played a key role in the organization of the [[2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt]], contacting army officers in different [[cantonment]]s asking them to take part in the coup to establish an [[Islamic state]].<ref name="qapl" /> The coup was aided by the branch of pan-Islamist [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Bangladesh branch.<ref name=":0" /> He started in the engineers corp and trained in special operations.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Who is militant Zia? |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2016/08/03/who-is-maj-zia/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=3 August 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808063119/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2016/08/03/who-is-maj-zia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on the run after the coup attempt failed.<ref name=":0" />


Haque joined [[Ansarullah Bangla Team]] and quickly rose through their ranks.<ref name="qbg" /> The leaders of [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh|Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh]] and Ansarullah Bangla Team had a meeting inside the Kashimpur high security jail and agreed to work together.<ref name=":1" /> [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh|Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen]] wanted Major Zia to help them with their bombmaking skills.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=JMB sought military skills from Maj Zia|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/sep/21/jmb-sought-military-skills-maj-zia|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
Haque joined [[Ansarullah Bangla Team]] and quickly rose through their ranks.<ref name="qbg" /> The leaders of [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh|Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh]] and Ansarullah Bangla Team had a meeting inside the Kashimpur high security jail and agreed to work together.<ref name=":1" /> Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen wanted Major Zia to help them with their bombmaking skills.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=JMB sought military skills from Maj Zia|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/sep/21/jmb-sought-military-skills-maj-zia|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107160100/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/sep/21/jmb-sought-military-skills-maj-zia|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2016, the government of Bangladesh announced a 4 million Taka bounty on him.<ref name="tgv">{{cite news |title=Tk40 lakh bounty on top 2 militants, details released|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/02/tk-40-lakh-bounty-two-militants/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=2 August 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, the government of Bangladesh announced a 4 million taka bounty on him.<ref name="tgv">{{cite news |title=Tk40 lakh bounty on top 2 militants, details released |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/02/tk-40-lakh-bounty-two-militants/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=2 August 2016 |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822194434/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/08/02/tk-40-lakh-bounty-two-militants/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 16 February 2021, Haque was sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for his role in the murder of [[Avijit Roy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-21|title=‘2 death-row convicts in Avijit murder case hiding abroad’|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/12/21/2-death-row-convicts-in-avijit-murder-case-hiding-abroad|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>
On 16 February 2021, Haque was sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for his role in the murder of [[Avijit Roy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-21|title=‘2 death-row convicts in Avijit murder case hiding abroad’|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/12/21/2-death-row-convicts-in-avijit-murder-case-hiding-abroad|access-date=2021-12-22|work=Dhaka Tribune|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083812/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/12/21/2-death-row-convicts-in-avijit-murder-case-hiding-abroad|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:42, 14 August 2024

Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque
Born (1972-11-11) 11 November 1972 (age 51)
Mostafapur, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1996 - 2011
Rank Major
UnitCorps of Signals
Commands
  • BM of 86th Independent Signals Brigade
Known for2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt

Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque is a Bangladesh Army officer and a fugitive. He was one of the main plotters of the 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.[1] He is a top military commander of the Al-Qaeda linked Ansarullah Bangla Team, which has carried out terror attacks in Bangladesh.[2][3]

Early life

[edit]

Haque was born in the village of Mostafapur, Moulvibazar District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.[4] He completed his schooling at Uttara Holy Child School and College and Sylhet Cadet College.[5] His father, Syed Zillul Haque, is a businessman.[4] He is a practicing Muslim. He became more fundamentalist after his wife died of cancer.[4]

Career

[edit]

Haque joined the Bangladesh Army through the 41st long course of the Bangladesh Military Academy. He studied in the Military Institute of Science and Technology. He was described as being "intelligent" and "skilled in IT".[by whom?]

He played a key role in the organization of the 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, contacting army officers in different cantonments asking them to take part in the coup to establish an Islamic state.[4] The coup was aided by the branch of pan-Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh branch.[6] He started in the engineers corp and trained in special operations.[6] He went on the run after the coup attempt failed.[6]

Haque joined Ansarullah Bangla Team and quickly rose through their ranks.[2] The leaders of Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team had a meeting inside the Kashimpur high security jail and agreed to work together.[7] Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen wanted Major Zia to help them with their bombmaking skills.[7]

In 2016, the government of Bangladesh announced a 4 million taka bounty on him.[8]

On 16 February 2021, Haque was sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for his role in the murder of Avijit Roy.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Arrest Maj Ziaul, Ishraq". The Daily Star. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Home-grown militants and ex-major behind Bangladesh attacks, police say". Reuters. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Ansarullah Bangla Team reorganised as Ansar al-Islam". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Major Zia used UK mobile SIM to talk to officers". The Daily Star. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Most wanted militant Zia's ancestral home under lock and key". Dhaka Tribune. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Who is militant Zia?". Dhaka Tribune. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b "JMB sought military skills from Maj Zia". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Tk40 lakh bounty on top 2 militants, details released". Dhaka Tribune. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ^ "'2 death-row convicts in Avijit murder case hiding abroad'". Dhaka Tribune. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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