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PW-42 tells trial court

Bangabandhu was informed about conspiracy by DGFI
Pakistan recognised the "Mushtaque government" within 30 to 60 minutes of the assassination of President Sheikh Mujib on August 15, 1975 and much before Mushtaque took oath as President, a witness in the Bangabandhu murder case told the court yesterday, reports UNB.
He said that on August 15 evening he saw Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed going through radio monitoring reports and heard him saying that the Pakistan government
had recognised the "Mushtaque government" wtthin 30 to 60 minutes of the killing of Bangabandhu
Major (dismissed) AH Zi-auddin Ahmed, the 42nd witness in the case, said he found Mushtaque talking with Taherudain Thakur, chiefs of the three services and a few other army officials at the President s room at Bangabhaban.
Army < hief Gen Shaflullah. Gen Zlaur Rahman Brig Khaled Mosharraf. chiefs of Air Force and Navy. Major Daltm. Major
Shahriyar. Major Rashid. Ma Jor Farooq. Major Noor. Major Mohiuddin (Lancer) and Major Aziz Pasha were present, said the witness
Ziauddin, who was then posted in DGFI, said he went to Bangabhaban on August 15 late afternoon to cover Bangabhaban
Making his deposition, Major (dismissed) Ziauddin said few days before August 15 when he was a detachment officer at DGFI. Brig Rouf told him that Major Dalim. Major Noor and some.other officers were hatching a conspiracy against the government.
The witness said Brie Rouf, then DGFI chief, also told him that President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was informed of the conspiracy through a letter.
He said Bangabandhu was scheduled to attend a programme in Dhaka University on August 15 morning and DGFI assigned him as the personal bodyguard of the President and also gave him the responsibility to deploy plainclothes soldiers on the campus.
At about 12 noon on August 14, he said, some powerful explosions took place near the Public Library area and DGFI sent him to inspect the area. He along with a few soldiers went to the spot and recovered some evidences of the explosion, he added.
The witnesses said on August 14 afternoon he ordered his soldiers to take their positions in the earmarked places by 4:30 am on August 15.
On August 15 at about 5:30 or 5:45 am. the witness said, he left the DGFI officers’ mess at Gulshan and on his way to the university he saw two tanks at Mohakhali — one on the road island and another in a dry ditch beside the road.
The witness said as he reached ir the Shahbagh ci casing a <; lute oi DC?! "do ing a hand hinted him to stop hisjeep.
As I stopped the jeep, the soldier ran to me and said, "Sir, Sheikh Shaheb has been killed."
To know the fact, he said, he went to the nearby radio station. Inside the radio station, he said, he saw an agitated Ma-tor Dallm shouting at the top of ils voice: "We have killed that son of a bitch with his whole family."
The witness said then he tried to contact his seniors at DGFI over phone and after some time Brig Rouf came to the office. He said he narrated to the DGFI chief what he had seen and requested him to go to the Army HQs.
Ine DG left for the Army HQ. he said, adding that after some time, he also went to the Army HQ and found Gen Shafiullah, Gen Zlaur Rahman, Brig Khaled Mosharraf and other senior officers there. He said he saw Major Dallm with a stengun standing behind Gen Shafiullah.
_ Major Dallm later took Gen Shafiullah to the 1st Bengal Regiment while Gen Zlaur Rahman. Brig Khaled Mosharraf and other senior officers followed them, he said, adding that he along with Brig Rouf also followed them.
He said the Air and Naval chiefs also came to the 1st Bengal Regiment at the cantonment, where Dalim abused the senior officers.
Major Dallm then escorted Gen Shafiullah to the radio station and Gen Ziaur Rahman, chiefs of Navy and Air Force followed them, he said.
He said Brig Khaled Mosharraf directed him to take Rakkhl Bahini's director Hasan to the radio station.
He said while they were going to the radio station from the Rakkhl Bahini HQ. he found Rakkhl Bahini forces in battle dress.
At the radio station, he said, he saw Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, Taheruddln Thakur. Major Dalim. Major Rashid. Major Noor. Major Shahriyar, Major Mohluddln (Lancer) and Major Rashed Chowdhury.
After some time Major Farooq came there and later Col Taher also came to the radio
station, he said.
Then Major Farooq and Major Rashid discussed with Col Taher Col Taher had also exchanged hot words with them as he asked why they had killed Bangabandhu. Angry Taher then left the radio station, the witness said.
He said then he went back to the DGFI office from the radio station and Col Moshiuddowla and Col Mahmudul Hasan were given the responsibility of taking pictures of the bodies at Bangabandhu's residence.
Ziauddin said he along with them went to Bangabandhu's house after 11 am and found Major Bazlul Huda and Major Noor there.
Near the corridor of the garage the witness said he saw bullet-riddled body of Col Jamil in a car.
In the telephone room on the ground floor of the house, he said, he saw three bullet-riddled and blood-soaked bodies including those of Sheikh Kamal and Sheikh Naser. "We took snaps of those bodies."
While going upstairs, "we were startled and stopped seeing the body of Bangabandhu on the stair case," said the witness.
"It appeared to me that an innocent child was sleeping. There was no sign of pain on the face of Bangabandhu although many bullets of the assailants pierced his chest. It seemed to me that death could not defeat him." he said. Then they took snaps of Bangabandhu’s body. He said there were soldiers of lancer and artillery on the corridor of the first floor who helped them find the other bodies.
At Bangabandhu's bedroom. Ziauddin said, he saw the bullet-riddled bodies of Begum Mu-jib. Sheikh Jamal. Sheikh Russel, Sultana Kamal and Rosy Jamal. They took pictures of the bodies.
The witness said they deposited the films to the DGFI office and he then left for Bangabhaban.
Later, the witness identified accused Taheruddin Thakur. Lt Col (dismissed) Syed Farooqur Rahman and Lt Col (retd) Sultan Shariyar Rashid Khan on the dock.