Ridiculous claim

Ridiculous claim

Tarique Zia and Khaleda Zia declared Ziaur Rahman as the 1st President of Bangladesh recently. As a listener to Major Zia's declaration of independence on 27th March 1971 (he rectified it and declared on behalf of Bangabandhu), I heard him mentioning himself as the supreme commander of Revolutionary Council. History never recorded who the council members were.
On 10th April, the first Bangladesh government was formed in exile, proclamation of which was officially made on 17th April with Bangabandhu as president in absentia and Tajuddin Ahmed as PM and Col MAG Osmany as C-in-C. And Major Zia became one of the sector commanders of that government. After 43 years of Independence, his son and wife came up with a ludicrous claim. But truth will prevail and they will carry the stigma of living a lie.
A. H. Dewan
South Kafrul, Dhaka