Ziaur Rahman
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Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military leader and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of the country's ind
Rahman in 1979
Ziaur Rahman delivering a speech at a public conference before 1979
Discussion between Ziaur Rahman and Roy Jenkins, in the presence of Muhammad Shamsul Haque and Wilhelm Haferkamp
Ziaur Rahman in 1979, during a state visit at Netherlands
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, abbreviated as BNP, is a major centre to centre-right political party in Bangladesh. It was founded by the former president Ziaur Rahman in 1978, adhering the ideolog
Ziaur Rahman
…to the economic recovery of the country. He is often referred to as the Shaheed President (lit. 'Martyr President') in Bangladesh. He also founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Ziaur, sometimes known as Zia, was born in Gabtali and trained at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad. He served as a commander in the…
Founder of BNP, President Ziaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar served as the country's eighth president and as the BNP's second chairperson.
Khaleda Zia served as the country's prime minister and as the BNP's third chairperson.
The party's fourth and current chairman, Tarique Rahman