NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has handed over a retired army major to the military for trial under military law over his alleged role in the 1981 assassination of then-President Ziaur Rahman, father of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

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

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has handed over a retired army major to the military for trial under military law over his alleged role in the 1981 assassination of then-President Ziaur…