Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Killing
President Ziaur Rahman was killed at Chattogram Circuit House in the early hours of May 30, 1981, during an attempted military coup.
According to the 2026 Daily Star publication of inquiry material, bdnews24's summary, and Prothom Alo historical reporting, Ziaur Rahman was staying at Chattogram Circuit House during a Chattogram visit. He was killed in an armed pre-dawn attack, after which Chattogram saw rebel military control and communications disruption; reporting also describes his body being removed and secretly buried in the Rangunia area before recovery. The 1981 inquiry commission's original conspiracy-identification mandate was later narrowed to security, intelligence, and administrative failures; Manzoor-related responsibility and broader motive remain historically contested.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
Accused
Named in The Daily Star/BSS reporting as an officer executed after the 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the Ziaur Rahman killing; this is not modeled as a direct eyewitness shooter finding.
The Daily Star · 29 Jul 2026
Report reproducing and summarizing the 1981 inquiry commission record on the killing of President Ziaur Rahman, including the Chattogram Circuit House attack, security failures, and narrowed inquiry mandate.
Prothom Alo · 30 May 2026
Historical report describing the May 30, 1981 Circuit House attack, Chattogram isolation, body removal and recovery, and continuing disputes over responsibility.
bdnews24.com · 29 Jul 2026
News report summarizing The Daily Star's publication of the inquiry material and identifying Ziaur Rahman's killing as part of an attempted military coup.
The Daily Star · 23 Sep 2009
BSS report naming 13 officers executed after a controversial 1981 court martial for alleged involvement in the May 30 killing of President Ziaur Rahman.
The Daily Star · 28 Apr 2014
Investigative report describing the 1981 field general court martial, its Chittagong jail venue, July 10-28 timetable, death and prison sentences, rejected civilian-lawyer requests, appeal barriers, and later criticism of the process.
Gulf News · 23 Jul 2019
Report that a magistrate accepted the investigation officer's final report in the Zia murder case, noting that no further decision was needed against accused already sentenced to death by court martial.