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Chattogram and Bangladesh Army court-martial record
A Bangladesh Army lieutenant colonel named in public reporting about the controversial 1981 court martial following the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman.
Aliases: Lt Col AYM Mahfuzur Rahman, Abu Yusuf Md Mahfuzur Rahman
Included because The Daily Star/BSS reporting names him among officers executed after a court martial for alleged involvement in the May 30, 1981 killing of President Ziaur Rahman, and later Daily Star reporting describes serious procedural criticism of that court-martial process.
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Chattogram and Bangladesh Army court-martial record
Source-backed theme: alleged involvement in the 1981 Ziaur Rahman assassination court-martial record, followed by contested procedure, limited defence, no ordinary appeal path, and later family/media commemoration of the executed officers.
The public-interest value is understanding urban crime, political patronage, law-enforcement operations, and court-process history.
The profile records a source-backed court-martial linkage only. The cited reporting describes a controversial, rapid military trial at Chittagong Central Jail in July 1981, later criticism of defence and appeal limitations, and the September 23, 1981 executions. It should not be read as a direct eyewitness finding that this person personally fired on Ziaur Rahman. The Daily Star's 2026 publication of the inquiry material identifies AYM Mahfuzur Rahman as Ziaur Rahman's personal secretary, says he was found guilty by a military court and hanged, and reports the Commission's suspicion about security arrangements at the Circuit House.
Next steps should add each case, claim, judgment, appeal, acquittal, or withdrawal in the evidence layer.
Killing · 1981-05-30
President Ziaur Rahman was killed at Chattogram Circuit House in the early hours of May 30, 1981, during an attempted military coup.
Explore incidentThe 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.