Bangladesh ex-dictator Ershad dies at 89

By Julius Alam
Updated July 14 2019 - 5:43pm, first published 3:40pm
Former Bangladesh President Hussain Muhammad Ershad has died aged 89.
Former Bangladesh President Hussain Muhammad Ershad has died aged 89.

Bangladesh's former military dictator H.M. Ershad, who seized power in a 1982 coup and ruled until 1990, has died aged 89.

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