Commander Abdur Rauf passes away

Commander Abdur Rauf, the 35th accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case, died at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city early Friday.

Rauf’s body has been taken to his village home in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district around 12:45pm.

He will be buried at the family graveyard after nama-e-janaza.

The infamous Agartala Conspiracy Case was filed against 35 people, including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in January, 1968. Abdur Rauf was the 35th accused.

Later, the then Pakistan government was forced to withdraw the case on 22 February, 1969.