An assistant commissioner of Sarail upazila has been relieved of her duties after a Facebook post from her account saying that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the one who declared Bangladesh's independence.
Let us recall March 26, 1971. In the early minutes of the day, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announced Bangladesh’s independence, a message which was passed on through wireless to MA Hannan, the senior Awami ...
Bangladesh is rewriting its textbooks for primary and secondary students stating that it was Ziaur Rahman and not Mujibur Rahman who declared the independence of the neighbouring nation in 1971.
The revised textbooks will attribute the declaration of independence in 1971 to Ziaur Rahman instead of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They have also eliminated Mujib's title as 'Father of ...
According to The Indian Express, two photographs featuring Mujibur Rahman and former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were removed from the inside cover of the Class 6 English textbook.
Also, content related to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been reduced or rewritten. Chapters that once highlighted his leadership in the Liberation War have either been removed or rewritten to include ...
President Yahya Khan arrived in Dacca amid tensions as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared autonomy for East Pakistan, prompting strikes and civil disobedience. President Yahya Khan flew into Dacca ...
Bangabandhu was assassinated by army officials on this day in 1975 along with his wife Fazilatunnesa Mujib, sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell, daughters-in-law Sultana Kamal and ...
the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has introduced revisions that strip Mujibur Rahman of his 'Father of the Nation' title. The updated textbooks credit Ziaur Rahman with announcing ...
They have demolished all statues of freedom fighters, destroyed the museum of the 1971 Liberation War, and also demolished the house of the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.” ...
The interim government has renamed the Bangabandhu Bridge and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel. On Wednesday, the Bridge Division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges issued a ...
The government has renamed the Bangabandhu Bridge as Jamuna Bridge and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel as Karnaphuli Tunnel. Bridges Division issued a circular in this regard today which ...