While his father Ziaur Rahman was the sixth President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981, Tarique’s mother was the first female Prime Minister to hold office between 1991-1996, and again, from 2001 to 2006. While his father Ziaur Rahman was the sixth President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981, Tarique’s mother was the first female Prime Minister to hold office between 1991-1996, and again, from 2001 to 2006.