Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Former military officers have launched a coordinated effort to secure legal relief for dismissed Bangladesh Army Major (sacked) Syed Ziaul Haque Zia, , a fugitive who has been sentenced to death in three high-profile murder cases and faces at least nine other criminal cases. The initiative, led by members of the Armed Forces Retired Officers Welfare Association (RAWA), includes appeals to government ministries, applications seeking suspension of death sentences, and efforts to withdraw pending criminal cases.

The campaign has sparked renewed attention to one of Bangladeshs most controversial and long-running criminal cases, involving allegations of military conspiracy, militant extremism, and the killings of secular...