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The unpublished inquiry

The Daily Star

Type: INVESTIGATIVE_REPORT
Document: Not stated
Jurisdiction: Not stated
Published: 29 Jul 2026
Accessed: 11 Aug 2026
Verification: Reviewed

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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.

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May 30, 1981 assassination at Chattogram Circuit House
Attempted military coup context
Inquiry commission findings on security and intelligence failures

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Ziaur Rahman

Former President of Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 1971-1981

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.

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