In late September 1977 , a failed coup-de-ta against the Zia Administration occurred . A group of Japanese Red Army terrorists hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472 from India armed with weapons and ammunition and forced it to land in Tejgaon International Airport . On 30 September , while the attention of the government was riveted on this crisis situation , due to spreading of panic and disinformation actions went under way in Bogra Cantonment where a revolt broke out . Although the revolt was quickly quelled on the night of 2 October , another revolt started in Dhaka cantonment , led by misinformed airmen of Bangladesh Air Force ( BAF ) . Armed group among this group of army and air force personnel unsuccessfully attacked Zia 's residence , captured Dhaka Radio for a short time and killed eleven ( 11 ) air force officers and 30 airmen at Tejgaon International Airport , where they were gathered for negotiations with the hijackers . Wing Commander M. Hamidullah Khan BP ( BDF Commander Bangladesh Forces Sector 11 ) , then BAF Ground Defence Commander , quickly put down the rebellion within the Air Force , while the government was severely shaken . Chief of Air Staff AVM AG Mahmud reappointed Wing Commander Hamidullah Khan as Provost Marshal of BAF . President Zia immediately appointed Wing Commander Hamidullah Khan as ZMLA ( Dhaka ) and Director of Martial Law Communications and Control at Tejgaon ( present day PM 's Office ) . Government intelligence had failed and President Rahman promptly dismissed the DG-NSI and the DFI chief , Air Cdre Aminul Islam Khan BAF , of 9th GD ( P ) formerly of Pakistan Air Force , and also the . Hamidullah initiated the transfer of DFI under the ministry of defence from old Bailey Road office to Dhaka Cantonment under direct control of the president . In the aftermath at least 200 soldiers involved in the coup attempt were executed following a military trial , prompting some critics to call Ziaur Rahman " ruthless "
Japan Airlines Flight 472
Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1977)
Ziaur Rahman