Born in Bogra, Bangladesh
Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Biruttam was born at village Bagbari in Gabtali upzilla in Bogra district, He was the second son of Mansur Rahman and Jahanara Khatun. His father was a chemist who specialized in paper and ink chemistry and worked for a government department at Writer’s Building in Kolkata.
Early School
Ziaur Rahman’s early schooling started at Bogra Zilla School
Primary Education
In 1946, Mansur Rahman enrolled Zia for a short stint in one of the leading boys schools of Calcutta, Hare School, where Zia studied until the dissolution of the British Empire in South Asia and creation of India in 1947.
Secondary Education
Karachi, the first capital of Pakistan located in Sindh, West Pakistan. Zia, at the age of 11, had become a student in class six at the Academy School in Karachi in 1947. Zia spent his adolescent years in Karachi and by age 16 completed his secondary education from that School in 1952.
Higher Secondary Education
He studied Higher Secondary level at D. J. Sindh Government Science College in Karachi.
Joins Pakistan Military Academy-PMA
Zia joined the Pakistan Military Academy-PMA in 1953 as a cadet.
Graduating from the Pakistan Military Academy
Graduating from the Pakistan Military Academy at 12th PMA long course on September 18, 1955 in the top 10% of his class, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Pakistan Army. In the army, he received commando training, became a paratrooper and received training in a special intelligence course
Fought in 1965 Indo-Pak war
He fought valiantly as a company commander in the Khemkaran sector in 1965 Indo-Pak War. As the commander of a company of 100–150 soldiers, he was awarded Hilal-i-Jurat medal for gallantry by the Pakistan government, Pakistan’s second highest military award.
Second-in-Command at 2nd East Bengal Regiment
Joined the 2nd East Bengal regiment as its second-in-command at Joydebpur in Gazipur district, near Dhaka.
Travels to West Germany
Joined the 2nd East Bengal regiment as its He traveled to West Germany to receive advanced military and command training from the British Army of the Rhine and later spent a few months with the British Army.
Second-in-Command at 8th East Bengal Regiment
He was transferred as the second-in-command of the 8th East Bengal regiment stationed in Chittagong.
Revolt against Pakistan army
Then Major Zia with his around army personnel revolted against Pakistan and started war against the occupy forces.
Proclaims the independence of Bangladesh
Major Ziaur Rahman made the declaration of independence at Kalurghat Radio Station.
Sector 1 commander
Ziaur Rahman fought and commanded sectors one and eleven. Also commanded first brigade ‘Z Force.
Sector 11 commander
Ziaur Rahman fought and commanded sectors one and eleven. Also commanded first brigade ‘Z Force.
Emerges hero of the Sepoy-Janata Revolution
Ziaur Rahman emerges as the central figure of the Sepoy-Janata Revolution
Take oath as President
The Chief Justice of SC, Justice Syed A. B. Mahmood Hussain swore in Lt. General Ziaur Rahman as President of the Republic.
First elected President
Ziaur Rahman ran for and an overwhelmingly won a five-year term as president making him the first elected President of the country.
Founded BNP
President Zia floated a new political party called the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP.
Assassinated
In the early hours of the morning Zia was assassinated by a group of conspirators in Chottagram Circuit House.