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Ziaur Rahman [a] (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and served as its chairman until his assassination.
May 8, 2024 · Ziaur Rahman (born January 19, 1936, Bagbari, East Bengal, India—died May 30, 1981, Chittagong, Bangladesh) was a Bangladeshi soldier and statesman who served as president of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981.
Ziaur Rahman, the sixth president of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a faction of officers of Bangladesh Army, on 30 May 1981, in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong. Rahman went to Chittagong to arbitrate in a clash between the local leaders of his political party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
5 days ago · Bengali nationalist and president of Bangladesh (1977–81). A master of political intrigue, he rose to power on a wave of coups and countercoups, yet managed to win popular support despite his reputation as an authoritarian leader. He was assassinated during a military coup.
May 27, 2024 · On the night of March 25, 1971, when the Pakistan military commenced its genocidal “Operation Searchlight” to annihilate the Bengalis in East Pakistan, most political leaders fled the scene. Top leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman chose to surrender to the military in exchange of safety for himself and his family.
Ziaur Rahman, sometimes known as Zia, became the President of Bangladesh at a time when Bangladesh was suffering from a host of challenges that included low productivity, food shortage that resulted in a famine in 1974, unsatisfactory economic growth, massive corruption and a polarized and turbulent political atmosphere after the assassination ...
May 31, 1981 · When Maj. Gen. Ziaur Rahman seized power in Bangladesh six years ago, he was hailed as the strict leader that the struggling nation needed.
Rahman, Shahid Ziaur (1936-1981) President of Bangladesh, valiant freedom fighter, Chief of Army Staff. Ziaur Rahman, fondly called Zia, was born on l9 January 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra. His father Mansur Rahman was a chemist working in a government department in Calcutta.
Bangladesh president Ziaur Rahman, popularly known as Zia (1936-1981), succeeded to a significant extent in bringing political and economic stability to the new nation following a period of great disruption.
Jun 3, 2021 · Four decades ago, on 30 th May 1981, Ziaur Rahman, the then president of Bangladesh who was popularly known as “General Zia” was murdered, aged 45, in a military coup in the port city of Chittagong.
