If you do not mind Gani Bhai, I want to add a little more here.
Shafiullah did not failed but went with popular militry sentiment prevailing at that time with all his concious, even when Sheikh informed him that the army people may have already killed Sk Kamal in the encounter (What a coward Muktijuddha he is?). A legal (per constititution) President has called upon for help wheather he was at all popular or not, he should have acted positively per his oath. Not only that he suggested that Sheikh should try to flee from the back door to save his life.
Tight after the incident, in a few hour, he rushed to the Radio station without even being asked or requested by the then junta and took the oath of submission with consious mind again, with the popular public sentiment.
Shahadat Suhrawardy
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:18:45 -0400
Subject: Sk. Mujib: This day, 15 August 1975
From: mgani69@gmail.com
To: bangladeshiamericans@googlegroups.com
15August2012
Mohammad Gani
Baltimore/ Cambridge
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"Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman frantically telephoned Major General KM Shafiullah, chief of staff of the Bangladesh army, when a group of soldiers, heavily armed and backed by tanks and armoured cars, attacked his residence in the pre-dawn hours on August 15, 1975. The Father of the Nation sought Shafiullah's assistance in warding off the rebels. In the event, Shafiullah failed to come to his aid".
Ref: The Daily Star, 15 August 2012
This day, 15 August 1975:
Sk. Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with his immediate & extended family members:
Sk. Russel Abdullah babu
Sk. Kamal Sultana Kamal Sk. Jamal Sk. Abu Naser
Shahid Serniabat Parveen Sultana Jamil Uddin Abdur Rab Serniabat
Baby Serniabat Arju Moni Arif Serniabat Sk. Russel
Nayeem Khan Rintu
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১৯৪৯ সালে হুসেন শহীদ সোহরাওয়ার্দীর সাথে শেখ মুজিব
Mujib/Bhuttu (January 1971) (Dacca)
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