apparently as part of a coordinated campaign involving the former home of Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — Hasina's father — in Dhaka, the capital.

Historic March 7 on Friday commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was touted as an ...

Bangladesh’s revised textbooks now state that Ziaur Rahman, not Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declared independence in 1971. The ...

The attack took place as Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former Prime Minister and daughter of Rahman delivered a fiery speech online, urging her supporters to stand against the interim government.

Since 2010, a year after ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took office for the second time, the textbooks mentioned that Mujibur Rahman -- who spearheaded the independence movement -- had ...

While India’s contribution to Bangladesh’s independence remains acknowledged, some key elements have been revised.

The house became an iconic symbol in Bangladesh's history as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman largely led the pre-Independence autonomy movement for decades from the house while during the successive Awami ...

Bangladesh has introduces new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. People stand around the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the ...