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title: "Agartala Conspiracy Case — Definition & Meaning"
description: "The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a 1968 sedition trial against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for allegedly plotting East Pakistan's secession with Indian help."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a 1968 sedition trial in which Pakistan's government charged Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 34 others with conspiring to secede East Pakistan with Indian assistance.
- In which year was the Agartala Conspiracy Case filed and how many accused were named?
- How was the Agartala Case linked to the Six-Point Programme?
- Why was Sergeant Zahurul Haq significant to the case?
- What were the consequences of the case's collapse?

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1. 19 June 1968

   The trial was conducted before a Special Tribunal constituted under an ordinance, sitting at the Dhaka Cantonment, and proceedings began on .

2. 15 February 1969

   The prosecution's evidence relied heavily on confessional statements, and a turning point came when Sergeant Zahurul Haq, one of the accused, was shot dead i…

3. 22 February 1969

   Faced with escalating agitation across East Pakistan, the Ayub Khan government withdrew the case and released all accused unconditionally on .

4. 23 February 1969

   The next day, , Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was felicitated at a massive rally at the Race Course Maidan (later Suhrawardy Udyan), where he was conferred the title…

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In February 1969, after Sergeant Zahurul Haq was killed in custody during the Agartala Conspiracy Case, mass protests forced Ayub Khan to withdraw the charges and release Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 22 February 1969.

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