Canada is a secure haven for terrorists, murderers, and different such criminals for whom justice is ready of their house nation. One such felony being shielded and fed by Canada is the murderer of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Noor Chowdhury is a self-confessed killer of Bangabandhu and is needed by Bangladesh the place justice awaits him. However, a Canadian legislation safeguards such convicts towards deportations notably to these nations the place they may face capital punishment.
Noor Chowdhury was one amongst troops of junior Pakistani Army officers who assassinated 21 family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975 sending shockwaves internationally. Noor Chowdhury shot a number of rounds at Rahman in his Dhamondi bungalow in Dhaka.
The solely two surviving members of Rahman’s household had been his daughters, Sheikh Hasina, now Bangladesh’s longest-serving Prime Minister, and Sheikh Rehana. They survived the assault as a result of they had been each in Germany on the time.
Noor Chowdhury was convicted and sentenced to demise in absentia in 2010 together with 11 different suspects. But he has been in hiding in Canada. And regardless of repeated makes an attempt by Sheikh Hasina’s authorities to attraction to Canada for his extradition, the Trudeau authorities continues to protect Chowdhury.
“The Sheikh Hasina government has made all the efforts: through requests, diplomatic channels and meetings at the highest level. But all our requests evoked the same reply from Canada. Chowdhury will receive capital punishment in Bangladesh and there is nothing called capital punishment in Canadian courts. Is it too much to ask for justice, when the killers themselves have admitted to their crime?” says Padma Shri Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Qazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, a extremely embellished officer who served within the Bangladeshi Army.
Bangladeshi journalist Saleem Samad recalled his assembly with Canadian Minister for Justice Irwin Kotler on the difficulty within the early 2000s however was met with a transparent no. “I met him after making an appointment. After pronouncing that Bangladesh’s courts were politicised, Kotler told me two very important things that I still remember vividly. One, Canadian law won’t permit a person who is likely to be facing a death sentence to be extradited to his native country. Second, it is highly unlikely, particularly when they have doubts over the independence of the judiciary and the person has sought political asylum in Canada,” Samad reportedly narrated.
A report quoting sources stated that the Trudeau authorities won’t transfer again from its place on the matter of extradition. Last 12 months, too, Bangladesh had urged Canada to search out an alternate method across the legislation to deport Chowdhury.
Reports declare Dhaka might transfer Ottawa on the matter as soon as once more. In an interview with PTI in August this 12 months, Bangladesh Law and Justice Minister Anisul Huq stated that the nation was negotiating a return of the 2 killers of Bangabandhu – Noor Chowdhury from Canada and Rashed Chowdhury from US
Rashed Chowdhury can also be a self-confessed killer of the founding father of Bangladesh. He has been residing within the United States since 1996.
“They killed the father of the nation and 17 members of his family…Given the heinous nature of the crime, we have tried to convince Canada to return Noor Chowdhury,” the minister stated.
On 21 September, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in clear phrases stated that Canada has a rising popularity as a secure haven for terrorists, extremists, and organised crime. This got here amidst the continued tensions between Canada and India sparked by the Trudeau administration by expelling a senior Indian diplomat and accusing Indian brokers of the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India reciprocated by expelling a senior Canadian diplomat. Trudeau’s remarks have inspired terrorist parts like Gurpatwant Pannun of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), and the World Sikh Organisation (WSO). India has since issued an advisory to its residents in Canada to stay vigilant and has quickly suspended visa operations for Canadians owing to a possible safety menace to its embassy employees.
