Rashed Chowdhury

Rashed Chowdhury is a former Bangladesh Army officer. Chowdhury was a participant in the coup that led to the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur, the founding father and president of Bangladesh, in 1975. His specific role in the coup is in dispute.

After the coup, the new constitution granted him and other conspirators immunity and he went on to work as a diplomat for the Bangladesh government. After Sheikh Hasina's election in 1996, he travelled to the United States and requested asylum which was granted. He has been convicted and sentenced to death ''in absentia'' and the Bangladesh government is seeking his extradition. Provided by Wikipedia