Rashed Chowdhury

Rashed Chowdhury
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1971)  Bangladesh
Service/branch	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1968-1996
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands held	Deputy Commander of Z Force Adjutant of 2nd Field Artillery Battery CO of 4th Field Artillery Regiment
Known for	Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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.