Ziaur Rahman, (January 19, 1936 -- May 30, 1981) was the President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Popularly called Zia, he is also sometimes referred to as a Sha...
Ziaur Rahman, (January 19, 1936 -- May 30, 1981) was the President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Popularly called Zia, he is also sometimes referred to as a Shaheed (Martyr). His widow Begum Khaleda Zia has served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh three times. An officer in the Pakistan Army, Zia's unit captured the Kalurghat radio station at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War and declared the independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Recognised as a war hero, he was honoured with the Bir Uttom in 1972. A high-ranking accomplished officer in the Bangladesh Army, Zia was appointed chief of army staff following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Although briefly overthrown in a counter-coup, Zia returned to power through what is called sepoy mutiny organised by Colonel Abu Taher.[1]
Declaring himself president in 1977, Zia won a referendum held in 1978. Founding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Zia won widespread popular support for stabilising the nation and leading it in a new direction. A right-wing politician, Zia established free-market economic policies in a 19-point programme of industrialisation and development. He adopted policies bringing the government increasingly under Islam, which he included in the national constitution. Zia controversially pardoned the assassins of Sheikh Mujib by signing the Indemnity Act and rehabilitated individuals who had supported the Pakistan Army. A popular yet controversial leader, Zia was assassinated in 1981 in an abortive military coup.
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zia was a real leader.. If he says something , people would beleive him, thats the quality for a great leader. he was very dynamic, very smart, and courageous. Bangladesh was at its great economic depression before Zia, and it gained pace of 5 percent first when he came ... The best thing is his foreign policy with US, middle east, that BD is still benefiting today. And he introduced ISLAM in our constitution. We would have a great SAARC if he was alive.
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Same Circuit House ? In Chittagong M.R.Siddiki Butcher of Chittagong was the incharge. Government Rest House was made the slaughter house. It was filled with knee deep of blood. Bangali doctors were busy in extracting blood and eye corneas from the victims.
People are so crazy..... everything is not so black and white as mujib bad zia good or vice versa......Mujib good leader hopeless organiser and AL now is an indian puppet. Zia honest to the core fantastic organiser and BNP today are a bunch of gangsters. Neither party nor the current leaders are worth compared to the either man. Recognising each mans talent do not diminish the other man. And recognising each mans faults also does not diminish them.
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In Chittagong M.R.Siddiki Butcher of Chittagong was the incharge. Government Rest House was made the slaughter house. It was filled with knee deep of blood. Bangali doctors were busy in extracting blood and eye corneas from the victims.