Mufti Abdul Hannan

Mufti Abdul Hannan (died 12 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi terrorist and the chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh. He was sentenced to death by hanging for multiple crimes and executed on 12 April 2017.

Career
Hannan is thought to have fought in the Afghan war against the Soviet Union. He trained in Peshwar, Pakistan and spent six months in a seminary in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the chief of the Bangladeshi branch of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. He was arrested on 1 October 2005.

Death
Hannan was hanged at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time on 12 April 2017 in Kashimpur Prison for the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah Jalal Shrine.

Militant activity

 * Planned the 1999 bombing of an Udichi Cultural event in Jessore Bangladesh. He admitted his role after his arrest and called the bombing a success.
 * Involved in 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings. He was sentenced to death in 2014.
 * Indicted in the 2001 bombing of Communist Party of Bangladesh rally.
 * Involved in the attempt to kill the British High Commissioner through bombing the Shah jalal shrine. He was sentenced to death.
 * Planned 21 August bombing at Awami League rally.