Article Category: Zia

J Rahman Couple of years ago, I noted how the typical discourse on Ziaur Rahman is full of lies. An (Awami League supporting) old friend asked me to write a […]

By WILLIAM BORDERS, Special to the New York Times DACCA, Bangladesh, June 7— Beyond its far-reaching consequences in Bangladesh, the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman has had considerable repercussions all […]

Ten years ago this spring, young Major Ziaur Rahman broadcast an electrifying message from a clandestine radio in the East Pakistan city of Chittagong, proclaiming a rebellion against West Pakistan […]

Zia became an icon of Bangladesh the moment his voice went on air on 27 March 1971 from the Kalurghat Radio Station at Chittagong. As soon as that four-word opening […]

Rumi Ahmed What is Ziaur Rahman’s biggest contribution to Bangladesh? Ziaur Rahman gave our nation a clear identity. After independence, our national identity was declared as ‘Bangali’ and expectedly this […]

Aftab Hossain Shaheed Ziaur Rahman appeared on the horizon over the shipwreck of a nation aspiring a new rebirth – a bloody one that was. It was the defining moment […]

Right after the birth of Pakistan, when Mr. Jinnah announced in our historic Dhaka city that Urdu and only Urdu would be the state language of Pakistan, it felt as […]