In 'Mujib's Blunders', Manash Ghosh examines the blunders committed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after becoming the chief helmsman of Bangladesh.

The new notification brought on June 3 does not refer to Sheikh Mujib as the ‘Father of the Nation’ while referring to the war of 1971 and the role of freedom fighters. In contrast, the 2022 ...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s name not dropped from Muktijoddha list, clarifies interim government On Tuesday night, the interim government issued an ordinance revising the definition of Muktijoddhas, which ...

The interim government of Bangladesh, led by Mohammad Yunus, has issued a new ordinance that changes the definition of “freedom fighter” (Bir Muktijoddha). This move has resulted in the removal of the ...

Bangladesh drops Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s photograph from bank notes According to reports, the new currency notes were issued on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in three denominations, i.e. Taka 1,000 ...

The Mrityunjayee Prangan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after a golden statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the site was toppled on August 5, 2025. Credit: Wikipedia/Md Joni Hossain “This was a destruction ...

A defaced portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding father, in the capital, Dhaka, in November. Atul Loke for The New York Times Saif Hasnat contributed reporting.

Then 29, Tara was assigned the task of rescuing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s family, several of whose members were being held hostage by the Pakistani Army at the time the Bangladesh ...

To a question on this, Hassan said, “It is historically documented that Zia made the first declaration of independence on March 26, 1971, in his personal capacity. The declaration on March 27, 1971, ...

Fazlul Haque, a 63-year-old businessman from Narayanganj, travelled to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on the morning of February 6 to witness the demolition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ...

A large group of protesters set fire to the residence-turned-museum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi during an online speech by his daughter, Sheikh Hasina. The attack followed a ...

The mistrust between the West and the East Pakistan wings led to the Bengali brethren’s genocide, dismembering Pakistan and the creation of the independent young nation of Bangladesh. The Father of ...