Abdul Jalil (sergeant)
Former sergeant of Pakistan Air Force
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Abdul Jalil is a former sergeant of the Pakistan Air Force and accused in the famous Agartala Conspiracy Case. He is a recipient of the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[1][2]
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Abdul Jalil | |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Air Force |
Rank | Sergeant |
Career
Jalil was part of a conspiracy that sought India's help for the independence of Bangladesh.[3] In response the Pakistani government detained them and filed the Agartala Conspiracy Case.[3][4] Jalil was part of Biplabi Sangstha, an organization of Bengali soldiers in the Pakistan military services, that sought to work for the independence of Bangladesh.[5] He trained other soldiers in the use of grenades; one of which was presented as evidence in the case and is preserved in the Bijoy Ketan Museum of Dhaka Cantonment.[5] Jalil was sent into forced retirement from the Pakistan Air Force and subsequently could not join the Bangladesh Air Force.[5]
Since the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the government of Bangladesh has framed the case as a conspiracy to foil the Six point movement in the history textbooks of the country.[3] Jalil has called that a historical distortion as the accusations in the case were true.[3]
In December 2015, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated 3 million taka from government funds to Jalil.[5]
In 2022, Jalil was awarded the Independence Day Award by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation War.[6] There had been demands in the past that the government award all the accused in the conspiracy case with the Independence Day Award.[1][7]
