The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday detained Major (retd) Md Muzaffar Hossain in connection with the assassination of Ziaur Rahman in 1981.

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh army Major Muzaffar Hossain - allegedly one of the masterminds and assassins of PM Tarique Rahman's father and former President Ziaur Rahman - has been…

A retired military officer went into hiding immediately after Rahman was killed; police chief says the alleged assassin "explained his role" to them.