Justice Delayed, Not Denied: Bangladesh Cracks Old Murder Case Bangladesh's police have finally apprehended a fugitive suspect in the 1981 assassination of former president Ziaur Rahman.
Md Mozaffar Hossain, one of the alleged assassins, was arrested after more than four decades on the run. The circumstances surrounding Rahman's assassination are complex and intriguing.
A war hero turned president, he was killed during a military coup that led to the conviction of 18 officers, including 13 who were executed by hanging.