The new textbooks have also removed Mujib’s title of ‘Father of the Nation’. According to the Bangladeshi news report, since 2010, following Sheikh Hasina's second term in office ...

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The move came after the ouster of Mujib's daughter Sheikh Hasina as prime minister on August 5. Mujib's statues and murals bearing his image were targeted as his daughter fled to India after ...

and development of Mujib Killa - storm shelters set up in parts of the country in memory of Sheikh Mujib during the Awami League government. Akhtar said, “A decision has been taken to ...

Bangladesh News: Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, has decided to revise the delta nation's history textbooks to replace 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the declarer of independence ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an inquiry into allegations of embezzlement and misuse of government funds amounting to billions of taka in the construction of unnecessary ...

National film award-winning actor Anjana passed away on Friday night at the age of 59. She died while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. Misha ...

“merely read out the declaration upon Mujib's instructions.” After Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh on August 5, those protesting against her regime attacked statues and murals linked to her ...

New textbooks for primary and secondary school students across Bangladesh will state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, The Daily Star reported on Wednesday. The ...

Supporters of the Awami League widely believe that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the announcement, while Ziaur Rahman, then an army major and later a sector commander in the Liberation War, merely read ...

Sheikh Mujib’s formal announcement of independence on 27 March is also mentioned but recontextualised. The curriculum changes come after Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended last year in the ...