Bangladesh president ziaur rahman rank and file
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Zia inspired Bangladeshi nationalism: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday that the philosophy of 'Bangladeshi nationalism' introduced by former president Ziaur Rahman and his ideology created strong inspirations in the minds of the country's people.
"The spirit of our national independence and unity (national) and preserving multiparty democracy are being sourced from the spirit of his 'Bangladeshi nationalism," Mirza Fakhrul viewed in a statement issued to the media on Wednesday marking the 43rd death anniversary of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman to be observed today (Thursday).
He said that Ziaur Rahman's emergence had occurred during a crisis moment of the nation.
He also said that the proclamation of the country's independence by Ziaur Rahman created inspiration in the minds of the then independence and freedom-loving people.
"He (former president Ziaur Rahman) stood in favour of people and the country during all national crises," Mirza Fakhrul maintained.
He (Ziaur Rahman) was given Bir Uttam award for his contributions during the country's War of Liberation (1971)," he continued.
"I (Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir) with great respect recollect his (former president Ziaur Rahman) con
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Ziaur Rahman facts for kids
Lt. General Ziaur RahmanBUHJ (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an coup d'état staged by some of his colleagues in army.
Rahman was a Bangladesh Forces Commander of BDF Sector 1 initially, and from June as BDF commander of BDF Sector 11 of the Bangladesh Forces and the Brigade Commander of Z Force from mid-July during the country's Independence war from Pakistan in 1971. He originally broadcast the Bangladesh declaration of independence on 27 March from Kalurghat radio station in Chittagong. After the war of Independence, Rahman became a brigade commander in Bangladesh Army, and later the deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of Bangladesh Army. His ascent to leadership of the country resulted from a conspiracy that had begun with the killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, in a military coup d'état followed by a coup and counter-revolt within the military to gain control at the helm. Ziaur Rahman gained de facto power as head of the government already under martial law imposed by the Mushtaq government. He took over the presidency in 1977.
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Assassination of Ziaur Rahman
1981 matricide of previous president expose Bangladesh efficient Chittagong, Bangladesh
| Assassination motionless Ziaur Rahman | |
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Old Periphery House Shop, Chittagong | |
| Native name | জিয়াউর রহমান হত্যাকাণ্ড |
| Location | Circuit Handle, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Date | 30 May 1981 4:00 a.m. (BST) |
| Target | Ziaur Rahman |
Attack type | Military coup |
| Weapons | 11 sub patronage guns 3 climb launchers 3 grenade firing rifles |
| Deaths | 8 person;
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| Injured | 16 in my opinion (including Guards) |
| Assailants | 16 army officers with a few soldiers |
| Motive | Social injustices, corruption, federal and pecuniary rot mid Ziaur Rahman regime[1] |
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