‘Jallad’ Shahjahan died at Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital today

Jallad Shahjahan was brought to the Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the early hours of Monday (June 24). Doctors pronounced him dead in the morning, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station’s in-charge Mohammad Ahad Ali told to TBC24. 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.

Shahjahan Bhuiyan is the hangman for 26 convicts. He was 74. 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.

The police officer added that a post-mortem will be done to determine the cause of death. Afterward, Shahjahan’s body will be given to his elder sister, Feroza Begum, as per the law. Shahjahan Bhuiyan born at Ichakhali village in Gazaria Union of Palash Upazila, Narsingdi, Shahjahan Bhuiyan was the son of Hasen Ali Bhuiyan.