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Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Bangladesh
A central post-1975 state and military figure who became president in 1977, founded BNP in 1978, and was killed during an attempted military coup in 1981.
Aliases: Shahid Ziaur Rahman, Zia, Major Zia, President Ziaur Rahman
Included because public biographies and later inquiry reporting document his presidency, military role, BNP leadership, and source-backed assassination incident.
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Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Bangladesh
Source-backed themes: Liberation War command, military rule, BNP formation, presidency, armed-forces politics, and assassination during an attempted coup.
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Banglapedia records Ziaur Rahman's Liberation War, army, presidency, and BNP roles. The related incident record separately documents his killing at Chattogram Circuit House on May 30, 1981, during an attempted military coup; disputed responsibility and later inquiry findings are kept as sourced context, not shortcut labels.
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Banglapedia · 18 Jun 2021
Public biographical entry documenting Ziaur Rahman's Liberation War, army, presidency, BNP, and state-leadership roles.
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.