Tomb of Ziur Rahman

Local nameTomb of Ziaur Rahman
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh

Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and served as its chairman until his assassination. He previously served as the second chief of army staff from 1975 to 1978 with a minor break.

Ziaur, sometimes known as Zia, was born in Gabtali and trained at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad. He served as a commander of the Pakistan Army in the Second Kashmir War against the Indian Army, for which he was awarded the Hilal-e-Jurrat from the Pakistani government. Ziaur was a prominent Bangladesh Forces commander during the country's Independence war from Pakistan in 1971.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman

Address Lake Rd, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Coordinates 23°45'59.777" N 90°22'41.422" E

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