‘Murderer’ of B’desh ex-prez Ziaur Rehman held after 45 yrs
DHAKA: Former Bangladesh military Main Muzaffar Hossain – allegedly one of many masterminds and assassins of PM Tarique Rahman’s father and former President Ziaur Rahman – has been arrested after being at giant for 45 years.The arrest of Hossain – recognized in historic data and case paperwork as the person who allegedly fired the deadly photographs on the President on the Chittagong Circuit Home on Might 30, 1981 – marks the six-month-old Tarique-led BNP govt’s first main breakthrough in its promised pursuit of Ziaur Rahman’s assassins.The previous officer was arrested from the Banani DOHS space of Dhaka at midnight Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police stated. Govt sources stated police, after finishing authorized formalities, has handed over Hossain to Bangladesh military to finish his pending courtroom martial procedures.Within the early hours of Might 30, 1981, a gaggle of mid-ranking military officers attacked the circuit home and killed Ziaur Rahman – founding father of governing BNP. Hossain and Captain Mosleh Uddin had been among the many officers instantly concerned within the assassination, officers claimed.
