Aftab Ahmed (31 December 1949 – 26 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 5th vice-chancellor of National University of Bangladesh. ^[1] On 23 September 2006, Ahmed was assassinated at his Dhaka residence. ^[2] Mofiqul Hasan Tripti, an influential politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested for the crime in August 2018. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Ahmed was born at Mirzanagar of Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali District. ^[5] He passed the SSC and HSC exams in 1966 and 1968 respectively. ^[5] He stood first class first in BA (honours) and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1971 and 1972 respectively. ^[5] He earned his PhD from the University of London in 1983. ^[5]

Career

Ahmed joined the political science department of the University of Chittagong in 1977 as a lecturer and was promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1984. ^[5] He joined the University of Dhaka as a professor of political science department in 1995. He served as the vice-chancellor of National University of Bangladesh from July 2003 until July 2005. ^[1] He was relieved of the position before completing the full 4-year tenure. ^[6] He then served as a senior professor of political science at the University of Dhaka. ^[5]

Death

On 23 September 2006, three gunmen stormed Ahmed's residence at the University of Dhaka campus and shot him with several bullets. ^[2] He was admitted to the Samorita Hospital and then later to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). ^[2] Three days later, Ahmed died following a cardiac arrest resulting from blood clots. ^[5] In 2008, one of the four suspected accused in the murder case gave his confessional statement before a court and disclosed the name of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Mofiqul Hasan Tripti in connection with the involvement in the murder. ^[7] A Dhaka court rejected his bail and ordered him sent to jail on the 10-day remand prayer submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department inspector. ^[8]

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Noorjahan Aftab. ^[5]

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