Infamous Bangladesh hangman dies after turning writer, TikTok star


In this file photo, hangman Shahjahan Bouya shows a snip of manila rope used for hanging condemned prisoners, during an interview with AFP.

DHAKA: Bangladesh's deadliest executioner died Monday (June 24) a year after he was released from prison where he hanged some of the country's notorious serial killers, opposition politicians convicted of war crimes and coup plotters, police said.

Since he was released from prison last June, Shahjahan Bouya, 70, wrote a top-selling book narrating his experiences as a hangman, briefly married a young girl 50 years younger than him, and in recent weeks took TikTok by storm via short clips with teenage girls.

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