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Armed soldiers entered Dhaka Central Jail and murdered four of Bangladesh's most
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November 3

Four Bangladeshi Leaders Assassinated in Prison

Armed soldiers entered Dhaka Central Jail and murdered four of Bangladesh's most senior political leaders, all close allies of the recently assassinated Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The killings eliminated the core of the nation's founding leadership and plunged Bangladesh into military rule that would persist for years.

November 3, 1975

51 years ago

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