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CENTER FOR BANGLADESH GENOCIDE RESEARCH
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Maulana
Matiur
Rahman
Nizami
MAULANA MATIUR RAHMAN NIZAMI of Pabna district in the north
west
of
Bangladesh,
is
currently the secretary general and leader
of
the
parliamentary party of the Jamaat-e-Islami.
Nizami carried out a wide range
of
activities against the war
of
independence
in 1971. At the time he was president of Jamaat's youth front, the Islami Chattra
Sangha (ICS, or Islamic
S t ~ d e n t ' s
Organisation). Under his direct supervision, and
leadership, the Al-Badr force was set-up to eliminate freedom fighters . Nizami
was the commander-in-chief
of
the Al-Badrs.
The principal aim of
the Al-Badr, as a para-military force auxiliary to the
Pakistan army, was to tum the Bangalee people into a populace, which would
believe in Pakistan and the Islamic philosophy
of
life from a cultural and political
viewpoint.
Leaders
of
the Al-Badr drew-up the blue-print for the murder of hundreds
of
Bangalee intellectuals across the country. On their orders, hundreds
of
such
prominent men and women
of
letter and crafts were murdered throughout
Bangladesh including Dhaka. Horrifying tales
of
these killings by the Al-Badr
under Nizami' s command have been published in many newspapers and journals
at home and abroad.
Nizami exhorted his followers through speeches as well as articles in
newspapers. In one such article in the party mouth-piece daily
Sangram
he wrote,
"The day is not far away when the young men of Al-Badr, side by side with the
armed forces, will defeat the Hindu force (enemies) and raise the
i ~ t o r i o u s
banner
of
Islam all o v ~ r the world, after the destroying the existence of India" (source:
Daily
Sangram Nov.
14, 1971).
On
~ p r i l
12, 1971, Nizami joined Azam and other leading collaborators such
as Khan A Sabur etc.,
to
lead a procession in Dhaka
to
declare support for
Pakistan. The processiOn, under the banner of the "Peace Committee", ended with
a special prayer for the survival of Pakistan (Daily
Sang ram
April 13, 1971).
In
Jessore south-west
of
Dhaka, Nizami addressed para-military troops at the
district headquarters of the Razakar force, and said,
In
this hour of national crisis,
it is the duty of every Razakar to carry out his national duty to eliminate those who
are engaged in war against Pakistan and Islam" (Daily Sangram Sept 15, 1971).
People in Nizami's home district
of
Pabna have brought allegations
of
direct
and indirect involvement in killings, rape, arson, looting etc.
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One such person is Aminul Islam Dablu of Brishlika village under the Bera
police station (in Bangladesh, all administrative units below the level of districts
are organised under a police station, hence all sub-districts are called Thana or
PS). Dablu told the Commission that his father M Sohrab Ali was killed
on
the
orders of Nizami. Dablu further said other people of the area, including Profulla
Pramanik, Bhadu Pramanik, Manu Pramanik and Shashthi Pramanik were killed
on Nizami' s orders. He said there were several eyewitnesses to those killings.
Abdul Quddus, a freedom fighter from Madhabpur village in Pabna, once
spent two weeks in an Al-Badr camp after being arrested. He witnessed plans
being discussed and drawn-up by the Al-Badr men under supervision
of
Nizami, to
carry out killings, arson, rape etc.
On Nov 26, a Razakar commander named Sattar guided Pakistani troops
to
the Dhulaupara village where 30 freedom fighters were subsequently killed.
According to Quddus, Sattar carried out his activities under Nizami's orders.
Quddus told the Commission he was able to attend a secret gathering of Al
Badr, which was also attended by Nizami who gave instructions about elimination
of freedom fighters. In that meeting, houses of A wami League supporters and
possible b ~ s e s and safe-houses being used by freedom fighters were identified.
Quddus said, Nizami gave orders to finish off Awami League supporters and
destroy bases of the freedom fighters.
The
day after the meeting, Al-Badr f o r e ~ in cooperation with Razakars,
surrounded the village of Brishlika and burnt it to the ground. Quddus said Nizami
himself bayoneted to death one Bateswar Shaha in Madhabpur village, situated
under Sathia PS, which is now part of the parliamentary constituency ~ h e r e
Nizami won a seat in 1991 with a slender majority.
Similar allegations against Nizami was brought by M Shahjahan Ali of
Madhabpur village. Ali was captured
by
Razakars along with several other
freedom fighters. The Razakars then proceeded to torture the prisoners with
bayonets, finally using long knives to slit their throats. Twelve freedom fighters
were slaughtered in that manner, but Ali miraculously survived, although he has a
deep scar along his throat and is permanently paralysed.
Ali said one prisoner was burnt alive after being doused with petrol. He said
all these killings of prisoners were carried out on Nizami's order.
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Matiur Rahman Nizami (Motiya Dalal)
he chiefofoperations
of he Al-Badr (Jamati
death
squad)
forces,
Matiur Rahama
n Nizami is responsible for the
murder
of
housands
of
Be
ngalis involved in
or connected
to
the war of independence. He was also personally involved
in
murder
of
hundreds
of
Hindus and
confiscation of
their
asse
ts
and
properties.
By
confiscation
and
extortion
oflarge
mount of money, jewelry and assets from the wealthy
.,t;fi1.,
Hindu
Bengalis, Nizami
became
a millionaire. D
uring the
i : f i ' ~ ~ ' " ( Sheikh
Mujib
government
(1971-75) Nizam i
hid himself
from public life and engaged himself, like a dormant mice, in
conspir
acy with
his
fellow
Razakar pee
rs lo
overthrow the
Sheikh Mujib
government.
In
i976,
ns
a
part ofGen
Zi
a's Razakar
rehabilitation
project,
Nizami
reasserted himself
and
became
active as a
2IC under
th
e wings ofl1is
notorious master Go
lam
Azam as Zia
conferred Go
l
am
Bangladeshi citizenship
revoked by the Sheikh
Mujib government. Ni11am i is presently
th
e chiefof Jamat-e-lslam. Besides his
involvement in assassination,
murder, extort
ion and confiscation, Nizami is
also committed to es
tablish
Jamati
ideological
hegemoni (a Maudoodi vers
ion
of
Islamic fundamentalism tinged with
Ma o
i
st
militant flair) to perpetuate the
Islamic fundamentalism
in Bangl
adesh
.
Since
1976,
thanks
to
the
political
backing of
the
so-called freedom fighter Gen Zia
and
financial
generosity
of
the
I
slamic countries
like
Saudi
Arab, Iran and Libya, Nizami and his
gang
invested
millions of dollars to
open
hundreds of Islamic kindergartens around tl1e
country. The
syllabi
and curricula
of
th ose kindergartens are based on the
precepts of Maudoodi, the spi ritual
guru
of Jamat-e-Islam .
This network
of
schools
enabled
Jamat-e-Islam
to
sustain a huge number of heir cadres
as
emp
l
oyees
of
tl10se
sc
hools.
From
organizational
point
of
view,
those schools
are
a big
su
ccess
for
Jamat-e-Islam: it
secured
them a sustaining
source of
income (education is the most thriving business in Bangladeshi cities) and
em p
l
oyment for
its
cadres
in
educatio
n industry.
But
intellectually those
schools cripple its st ud
ents
forever
as
th
ey
teach pre
Copern
ican
/P
tolemic
wo
rld views, orient th
em
to alien Arabic culture and
emo
tionally i
nves
t them
wi t
h jejune Islamic
se n
ti
ments. Jamal's
goal
to
render
in t
ellect
ual bankruptcy
is not confined to
pre
schoo
l stage only.
Nizami
successfully
expanded
its
mission
to
the tertiary level as well. Nizami's wife founded an English medium
college in
the most aristocratic reside
nti
al area
in
Dhaka
city.
The
college
boasts
of having international educational standard
as
its name indicates
Manarat
ln t
e
rnationa
l College". The off-springs of the
Muslim
Bangladeshi eli tes
swarm
into
that so-called English m
ed ium
college.
Ma
narat
is
an English
medium
college in the limited
sense that
it disseminates its knowledge in
Eng
li
sh
language.
But wha
t
constitutes
its
episte
mological
corp
us?
Koran
and all forms
of Arabic medieval precepts . The gradu
ates
from Manarat college
are
apparent
ly smart
(as the
definition of sm
art
in Bangladesh means ability to
speak trash
in
En
glish)
but
intellectually a
nd attitudinally
medieval: perfect
el
ements for Islamic fundamentalism. Po
liti
ca
lly Gol
am
Azams
and
Mainucldins are feared monsters, but cultu
ra
lly Nizami's and Said 's are more
corrosive a
and
th
eir impact on
society
far reac
hi
ng.
Some
facts
about
Nizami's
criminal past
:
t.
D u ~ n ~ th
e liberation war in
Jessore,
Nizami
addressed paramilitary
troops at
the
distract headquarters
of he
Razakar force, and sa id, "In
this hour
of
national
crisis, it
is
the duty of every
Razakar
to carry out his
national duty
to
eliminate
those
who
are en
gaged
in
war
against
Pakistan and Islam'
(Daily
Sangram, Sep
t 15, 1971).
2. o p l e m N1zamt's home distract ol l:'abna have,
brought
allegation
and_
mdirect
involvement in killings, rape,
arson,
looting etc. One suc
Ammul
I
slam
Dablu of Brishlika village. According
to Dab
lu his fathe
Sohrab Ali ~ a s k i l ~ e d on the orders of Ni
za
mi. Dablu
furth
er said oth
of the ar
ea, mcludmg
Profulla P
ra m
anik,
Bhadu Pramanik
Manu
Pra
and
Sh
washati
Pr
ama
n.
k were
killed
on Nizam
i
's orders. He
said
the
several eyewitnesses to
those
killings.
J.
Abdul Quddus:
a freedom fighter from
Madhabpur
village
in
Pabn
s ~ e n t
two weeks m an Al-Badr
camp as their
captive. He
witnessed
p
di
scussed and drawn-up by th
e Al-Badr
men under
supervisi
on
of Ni
carry out killings, arson, rape etc.
4. On
Nov
26, a
Razakar commander named
Sattnr
gu
ided
Pakistani
the h ~ l a u p a r a vill
age where
JO freedom fighters were subsequently
According
to Sattar
carri
ed
out
his act
ivit ies
under Nizami
's
Q ~ d d u . s also said
he
was
a
bl
e to
attend
a
secret gathering of Al-Badr
N1zarm
~ e s 1 d e d
and gave n s t ~ u c t i o n s
abou
t elimination of freedom
that
m
ee
ti_ng, h
ouses of
Awam1 League s
upporters
and
possib
le
bases
h
ouses bemg used by freedom
fighters
were
identified. Qud
dus
said
N
gave or
de
rs
to
finish
off
Awami League
supporters and destroy bases
freedom
fighters.
The day
after the meeting, Al-Badr forces in
cooper
Razakars
,
surrou
n
ded the
village of Brishlika
and burnt it to the grou
5. Quddus said Nizami himself bayoneted to
death one
Bateswar
Sah
M a ~ h a b p u r
vi
lla
ge, s
ituated under Sat
h
ia
PS, which
is
n
ow
part
of he
par ia?1entary constituency
where
Nizami won a seat in 1991
with
a s
ma.ionty.
6. In
Pabna Nizami led the
killing
of
a
young
freedom fighter
Latif an
group. Latif was only
19
years
old and a first
year
student of
Pabna Ed
college. Latifs
small r o ~ p was capt
u
red
by
the
Pakistani
occupat
ion
front
m h a ~ at
D.1,ml.mn.
They were
handed
over
to
Nizami's
ga
n
e x e c ~ l l o n .
N1
zam
1s li
eutenants
publicly slew
Latifs co
-fighters
with
speciall_y
used
for
slaughtering
bulls for sacrifice
(during Islamic
festiv
k o r b ~ n ~ )
as a
part
of
Islamic
ritual.
TI1e bastards in
Ni
zami's group
ce
the killmg of he
captured
freed?m
f i g h t e ~ w i ~ canniba
li
stic
zeal.
Th
Latifs
y e s , c ~ o p p e d offh15
gemtaha
and tied his dead body on a stick
Shanth1a.
Latifs father
Sufian
Paramanik
is
an witness
to
his
son's
bru
murder
and
the razakars' ecstatic outburs t of pleasure in killing the b
of t
he
soil.
Latifs brother Sha
h
jahan
, a freedom
fighter
himself,
nearly
same
fate.
slaughter
ing
Shahjahan, along with his co
-fighters,
in
manner,
N1
zam's peop
le
left him
taking
him for dead. But Shahjahan w
hard r e e d o m
fighter.
The
slayer's knife
could not
take his life.
Dead
ly
Shah
Jahan l
ay
on
ground
for
hours.
Foxes
smelled
at him,
dogs bit
h im
Fortunately
his
relatives
came
by
before
it was too late
and saved hi
s
li
Nizami's knife could
not take
Shahj
ahan's
life, but took away his vocal
7.
Shahjaban
Ali also said one
prisoner
was burnt alive after being
dou
petro
l.
He
s
aid
all
those
killings of
prisoners were carried
out on Nizam
order.
Verifiable list of people killed by Nizami and his gangs:
M
SohrabAli
Monu
Pramanik
Latif
Profulla
Pramanik
Shwasha
ti
Pramanik
JO freedom fighters in
Latifs group
Bhadu
Pram
Bateswar Sa
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