Ziaur Rahman Quotes

Bangladesh, Politician
January 19, 1936 – May, 30, 1981.

Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: জিয়াউর রহমান Ji-yaur Rôhman; 19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981) was the 7th President of Bangladesh. He was an army general turned politician who, as a major in the army, had read out the Independence Declaration for Bangladesh on behalf of its first independent Head of State Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 27 March 1971.

We shall fight to the last to free our Motherland.

Ziaur Rahman
- Free
- Fight
- Last
At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic.

Ziaur Rahman
- Taken
- Head
- Direction

Do you think I wish to hang Taher? Well, I don’t. But the Law of the Land should carry its Course. And he (Colonel Abu Taher) did not send any Mercy Petition and so what is there for me to do?

Ziaur Rahman
- Law
- Wish
- Mercy
I did not capture power. I was made to assume power.

Ziaur Rahman
- Power
To the Non-Proliferation Treaty, was based on a firm conviction that there can be peace only through the elimination of all nuclear weapons, moved towards the limitation of nuclear armaments and other weapons of mass destruction, are important steps in creating an atmosphere of trust and the relaxation of tensions.

Ziaur Rahman
- Important
- Peace
- Trust
We must not be beggars. Why should we beg? We have something to offer.

Ziaur Rahman
- Why