The Agartala conspiracy case was a sedition case brought against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 34 others during the Ayub regime in Pakistan. The government alleged that the accused met with Indian officials in Agartala, India to discuss plans to separate East Pakistan from Pakistan with Indian funding and weapons. The case began in January 1968 and hearings started in June 1968. Due to public uprisings in 1969 demanding their release, the case was withdrawn in February 1969 and all accused, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were unconditionally released.

1. Welcome to
The presentation
 SHAHRIYAR EMON SHUVO
 ID: 649
 DEPERTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.
 JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY.

2. Agartala conspiracy case
 Introduction
 Agartala conspiracy case was a sedition case
during Ayub Regime.
 The actual name of the case was “State vs Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman and others”.
 But the Pakistani Govt. distorted the case and claimed it
as Agartala Conspiracy Case.
 The case initiated during 18th January in 1968.
 The hearing of the case started on 19 June, 1968.
 The case was charged against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
and 34 others.
 100 accusations were mentioned in this case.

3. Complaint  The indictment in the case titled “State vs
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others” stated
that,
The accused wanted to create an independent
state by separating East Pakistan from the
center by carrying out armed conflict with
the help of Indian money and weapons.

4. Who were accused of the Agartala case ?
 The government of Pakistan brought charges against 35 political personalities
including three eminent civil servants officials under civil law.They were Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, Ahmed Fazlur Rahman CSP, Steward Mujibur Rahman,
Commander Moazzem Hossain, former LS Sultanuddin Ahmad, LSCDI Nur
Mohammad, Flight Sergeant Mahfiz Ullah, Corporal Abdus Samad, former Havildar
Dalil Uddin, Ruhul Quddus CSP, Flight Sergeant Md. Fazlul Haq, Bibhuti Bhushan
Chowdhury alias Manik Chowdhury, Bidhan Krishna Sen, Subedar Abdur Razzaque,
former clerk Mujibur Rahman, former Flight Sergeant Md. Abdur Razzaque,
Sergeant Zahurul Haq, Benedict Dias, A.B. Khurshid, Khan Mohammad Shamsur
Rahman CSP, AKM Shamsul Haque, Havildar Azizul Haq, Mahfuzul Bari, Sergeant
Shamsul Haq, Shamsul Alam, Captain Mohammad Abdul Muttalib, 21 Baluch
Regiment, Captain Shawkat Ali, Captain Khondkar Nazmul Huda, Captain A.N.M
Nuruzzaman, Sergeant Abdul Jalil, Mahbub Uddin Chowdhury, Lt. M Rahman, former
Subedar Tajul Islam, Ali Reza, Captain Khurshid Uddeen Ahmed, Master Warrant
Officer Abdul Latif Majumdar, and Lt. Abdur Rauf.

5. A rare
picture of
Accused
of Agartala
Conspiracy
Case.

6. Why Sheikh
Mujib
and others
were
charged?
 Ayub government declared through a statement that the
government had detected a conspiracy which took place in
December, 1967 detrimental to the national interest of Pakistan.
 The statement was issued on 6 January, 1968
 They mentioned in the statement that 28 people were arrested
including a naval officer, three senior civil servants and a number
of junior military personnel. The statement alleged that the
persons engaged in conspiracy met Mr. P.N Ojha (First Secretary of
the Indian High Commission in Dhaka) and visited Agartala in
India to discuss on their secret plans with two Indian officers .
 When the first arrests in the case were announced 6th january
1968, not a word was said about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's
involvement in that so called conspiracy.
 Later on 18 January, the home department of
Pakistan implicated Sheikh Mujib as well. He and others were
arrested on 9 May 1968.

7. Process of Trials of the case
 The accused were then moved from Dhaka Central Jail to the secured borders
of the Dhaka Cantonment.
 The penal codes were amended to benefit the prosecution of the accused.
 The trial began on 19 June 1968 under a special tribunal.
 The approvers appeared in the witness box and testified that they provided
false evidence under the coercion of the State.
 In 19th june 1968 accused 35 person applied the act 121-K ,131 and started the
hearing.
 The charge sheet of 100 paragraphs were presented before the tribunal, with
227 witnesses and 7 approvers.
 The final date for the case was 6 February 1969. However, because of the mass
upsurge of 1969, the government had to defer the date.

8. The result
 Through the mass movement of 1969, the people of
the country spontaneously demanded the withdrawal of
the so-called Agartala conspiracy case and the release of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others.
 The Agartala conspiracy case was withdrawn on 22
February 1969. At the same time all the prisoners
including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were released
unconditionally.
 On 23 February 1979, a mass rally was held at the
Race Course Ground in Dhaka to give a public reception
to the accused in the case including Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman. On the same day, Sheikh Mujib was conferred
the title of 'Bangabandhu'