The executioner of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's killers and other death row convicts has died after chest painShahjahan Bhuiyan, a hangman for 26 convicts, including killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and war criminals, has died at the age of 74. Shahjahan was declared dead by the on-duty doctor when he was brought to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital around 5:30am, said its Director Md Shafiur Rahman. Shahjahan resided in a rented house in Savar’s Hemayetpur and was rushed to the hospital early in the morning after experiencing chest pain, according to Moshiur Rahman, a sub-inspector at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. He has played a role as a hangman since 2001, which earned him fame as the ‘Jallad’, meaning the executioner, during his time behind bars. Among those he executed were many infamous and influential people, and each of those hangings dragged Shahjahan to the spotlight.
