President Yahya Khan arrived in Dacca amid tensions as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared autonomy for East Pakistan, prompting strikes and civil disobedience.

A court in Dhaka has ordered the seizure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi residence, 'Sudasadhan', and some other properties owned by her family members, who are in exile in India.

Recent demonstrations have targeted properties associated with deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family, including the Dhaka residence of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Last month, Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said the political turmoil was behind the rapidly worsening law and order situation in the country. He also asserted the need for ...

Earlier, the central bank said new notes would be available from Mar 19 ahead of Eid, with the notes bearing the picture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the signature of former governor ...

The commemoration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary, and the celebrations centred around Bangladesh’s 50 years as an independent nation state ...

He first raised his voice on February 5 following the mayhem and violence against Awami League supporters and symbols of Mujib Rahman’s legacy after former PM Sheikh Hasina’s virtual address. The ...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech at the Racecourse Ground (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka was, for many, the moment that crystallised people's aspirations for self-determination in the erstwhile ...

Today is the historic 7 March. On this day in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered a historic speech at the then-Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan), directing the freedom-loving Bangalees to ...

Islamic University recently renamed several of its halls and an academic building, including the contentious decision to rename Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall as Shah Azizur Rahman Hall. Shah ...

After the massacre of 18 of her family members, including her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, she, her husband and children lived in New Delhi for six years until 1981. There is some ...

In February, several homes of Awami League members, including that of the founder of Bangladesh - Hasina's late father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - were vandalised and set on fire after her supporters ...