Portrait of a wild dog collaborator - (1)
SQ Chowdhury killed
many civilians in 1971

Dhaka, July 18 ( Total News Bangladesh):

Pulack Ghatack : During the Liberation War of Bangladesh Salauddin Quader Chowdhury led an extensive campaign against the freedom of the country and lent all out support to the Pakistan occupation army.

Salahuddin was younger son of late Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, former Speaker and former Acting President of Pakistan and then incumbent chief of Pakistan Convention Muslim League.

Like his father Salahuddin also actively collaborated with Pakistan occupation army and was allegedly responsible for killing of several freedom fighters until the end of the nine-month long Bangladesh liberation war.

Under the guidance of his father FQ Chowdhury and with the support of his brother Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury and many such like-minded people he conducted anti-liberation war activities from his Good's Hill residence in Chittagong.

Different organisations have branded Salahuddin as a war criminal as he was involved in killing many civilians in 1971. He allegedly killed people on political, religious and racial grounds and was also deeply involved in looting public and private properties.

A report of the National People's Investigation Commission released on March 26, 1995 revealed Salahuddin's heinous misdeeds in 1971. The commission was formed with eleven prominent personalities of the country to investigate into the activities of the war criminals during the liberation war of Bangladesh.

The report says : Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and his father Fazlul Quader Chowdhury used to pick up and bring hundreds of young men to their Good's Hill bungalow in Chittagong and torture them brutally.

Among these unfortunate people one was Late Dr. Sanaullah's son. On July 17, 1971 Salahuddin picked up student leader Farooque and killed him with the help of the Pakistani soldiers.

From March 26 till the liberation of the country a platoon of Pakistani soldiers was stationed to guard his bungalow. After liberation, on December 18, 1971 the freedom fighters caught FQ Chowdhury along with his family members when they were fleeing Chittagong carrying more than 120 pounds of looted gold ornaments.

An article published in The Dainik Bangla on January 8, 1972 substantiates the crimes and anti-liberation activities of Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury.

Sheikh Mohammad Jahangir, son of another martyr of Chittagong, informed the People's Investigation Commission that on April 17, 1971 with the help of the Pakistan Army Salahuddin and his accomplices picked up his father Shaheed Sheikh Muzaffar Ahmed and his brother Shaheed Sheikh Alamgeer from a road in Hathazari and took them to the nearby Pakistan Army camp.

Later on they were killed in that camp. After liberation, complainant Sheikh Mohammad Jahangir also filed a case against Salahuddin and his accomplices.

Harun-ur-Rashid Khan, a leader of Jatya Party in Chittagong, was a liaison officer of the liberation army during the liberation war in 1971. He was appointed to that post by the commander of Sector 1, Major Rafiqul Islam.

While discharging his duty Harun-ur-Rashid formed an intelligence cell and with the help of informers he collected information on Salahuddin and the killings, lootings and other activities carried out by him.

Compiling the information he used to send reports to the commander of Sector 1, Major Rafiqul Islam and the political leaders engaged in the war.

While doing this job he came to know how SQ Chowdhury, his father FQ Chowdhury and their accomplices used to pick up and bring innumerable freedom fighters and the like minded people to their Good's Hill residence and kill them by brutal torture.

They even picked up women and handed them to the military for their carnal pleasure. Prior to the surrender of Pakistani occupation force in Bangladesh Salahuddin fled the country. The freedom fighters missed him narrowly while chasing him. However, it is believed that of the bullets fired at him one had hit him in the thigh.

After the brutal murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on  August 15, 1975 the absconding Salahuddin returned home.