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Zia’s ghost still haunts Bangladesh’s fragile power pact
The assassination of President Ziaur Rahman in 1981 continues to impact Bangladesh's political stability. The event is part of a history of violent political transitions in a country that gained independence from Pakistan in 1971.
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