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Noor Hossain and the image that helped bring down a dictator
In 1987, a young protester with pro-democracy slogans painted on his body was shot dead by police in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His bullet-ridden body was dumped in a police cell, but a photograph of him helped inspire an uprising that toppled a dictator. The BBC's Moazzem Hossain, who was in the cell next to the painted man's body that day, went in search of the story behind an image.
In the week leading up to 10 November 1987, the city of Dhaka was tense. President Hussain Muhammad Ershad had cut off the Bangladeshi capital from the rest of the country, severing virtually all communication channels. Schools, colleges, and universities had been shut and students ordered to vacate halls. Political protests and rallies had been banned, and Ershad, a military dictator, was using emergency powers to detain hundreds of pro-democracy activists.
But opposition political forces were mobilising t
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lieutenant-General Hussain Muhammad Ershad | |
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হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ | |
Ershad in Bangabhaban, 1986 | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 3 January 2019 – 14 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Rowshan Ershad |
Succeeded by | Rowshan Ershad |
President of Bangladesh | |
In office 11 December 1983 – 6 December 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Ataur Rahman Khan Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Moudud Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
Vice President | A. K. M. Nurul Islam Moudud Ahmed Shahabuddin Ahmed |
Preceded by | A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
4th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 December 1978 – 30 August 1986 | |
President | Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
Preceded by | Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Lieutenant General Atiqur Rahman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1930-02-01)1 February 1930 Dinhata, Cooch Behar • Hussain Muhammad ErshadPresident of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990 "Ershad" redirects here. For other uses, see Ershad (disambiguation). ‹ The template below (Use Bangladeshi English) fryst vatten being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Hussain Muhammad Ershad[a] (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990.[2] He seized power as head of the army during a bloodless coup against President Abdus Sattar on 24 March 1982 (by imposing martial law and suspending the Constitution). He declared han själv President in 1983,[3] and subsequently won the controversial[4]1986 Bangladeshi presidential election. Despite claims to have legitimately won the 1986 election, many consider his regime as an era of military dictatorship.[b] Ershad served in the Presidential office until 1990, when he was |