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PW-43 discloses at trial court

Thakur, Rashid, Farook, Shahrier visited Mushtaque's village home
As a close associate of Khan-daker Mushtaque Ahmed. Taheruddin Thakur was seen working with a great zeal on August 15. said a witness in the Bangabandhu Murder Case yesterday. reports UNB
Major (dismissed) A H Zi-auddin Ahmed, refuting a suggestion of the defence counsel for former state minister for information Taheruddin Thakur, said. "History says Taheruddin Thakur was more close to Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed (than Bangabandhu) ''
Later, making deposition as the 43rd prosecution witness in the case. Prof Md Khorshed Alam narrated attachment of Taheruddin Thakur to Khan daker Mushtaque Ahmed from 1974 to 1975
Dwelling on the history of emergence of Awami League as a
political party after the historic Language Movement in 1952 and its activities under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the witness said Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed started playing a dubious role' soon after Awami Muslim League became Awami League
Prof Alam said after the devastating flood of 1974, when the country was about to face a food crisis, a Chittagong Dfvi sional Conference was arranged at the initiative of Khandaker Mushtaque and Mahabubui Alam Chashi at BARD (Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development) in Comilla
On the second day of the three-day conference on Swanirvar Bangladesh the witness said he saw Thakur and Chashi going to Mushtaques
room following two army officers including Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid, a relative of Mushtaque.
He said Thakur and Chashi spent 30 to 40 minutes with Mushtaque and two other army officers He said the two army officers had come in an army jeep while Thakur and Chashi were having tea with him (PW) and two other MPs.
Prof Alam said in May/June. 1975. a football tournament was organised at Mushtaques village home Daudkandi. where Education Minister Yusuf All. Chief Whip Shah Moazzem Hossain. Taheruddin Thakur All Ashraf MP and he himself witnessed Its final match
After the match, the witness said. Khandaker Mushtaque. Thakur and Shah Moazzem criticised many policies of Bangabandhu at a tea-party at Mushtaque's village home.
Shah Moazzem was very enthusiastic and vocal in the criticism episode and Mush-taque criticised different policies of Bangabandhu maliciously. he said.
The witness said in June/July. 1975, a conference on Family Planning and Health was organised at Daudkandi Madrassah premises, which was also attended by Mushtaque. Thakur. All Ashraf MP and Chashi. He himself attended It as the president of Comllla district unit of Awami League.
During the conference, he said, Major Rashid, Major Fa-rook, Major Shahrier and few other army officers came there by an army jeep.
After the conference, he said. Mushtaque. Thakur, Major Rashid. Major Farook, Major Shahrier and other army officers left for Mushtaque's village home. He said he went back to Comllla from there.
Prof Alam said receiving a call from his father he returned to Comllla on August 14 from Dhaka, where he came to take oath as the newly appointed District Governor of Comllla. The oath-taking was scheduled for August 14/15. he said.
On August 15 morning, going back to Comllla. Prof Alam said, he heard the announcement of Major Dalim over radio that "Sheikh Mujib was killed and army took'over power under the leadership of Khan-daker Mushtaque Ahmed
He said in various ways he came to know that Major Rashid. Major Farook, Major Shahrier. Major Dalim, Major
Bazlul Huda. Major Noor. Major Rashed Chowdhury, Major Aziz Pasha and other members of the army conspiring with Mushtaque, Thakur and Chashi brutally killed President and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. Abdur Rab Serniabat and his family members and Sheikh Monl and his pregnant wife.
After the deposition. Prof Khorshed Alam, who was a teacher of Comllla Victoria College from 1950 to 1970. said Major Rashid. Taheruddin Thakur and Major Dalim were hia students.
He then identified Teherud din Thakur. Lt Col (dismissed) Syed Farooqur Rahman and Lt Col (retd) Sultan Shahrier Rashid Khan at the dock
Judge Kazi Golam Rasul adjourned the trial proceedings until January 4.