Former major Md Mozaffar Hossain has been detained in connection with the assassination of former president Ziaur Rahman. He had reportedly been a fugitive for 45 years.
Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner (Detective Branch) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed the matter at a quarter to 4 on Thursday afternoon.
He said the man had been detained from Banani DOHS in the capital.
Former president Ziaur Rahman was killed in the pre-dawn hours of 30 May 1981 at the Chattogram Circuit House, 45 years ago. Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the BNP, had gone to Chattogram the previous day to settle a local party dispute.
Md Mozaffar Hossain was a major in the army at the time. He fled after the killing, and a reward had been announced at the time for his capture.
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