Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party: Old wine in new bottle?
If NCP, a party led by anti-Hasina student protestors, is really interested in strengthening democracy in Bangladesh, it will ...
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Opinion: 'Ekushey', 73 Years On — 32 Dhanmondi, Sheikh Mujib, And History Of Bangladesh
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a key advocate for linguistic and national identity, later led Bangladesh to independence in 1971. Around four years later, assassins stormed his residence at 32 Dhanmondi and ...
The Daily Star22d
Rename Gazipur Digital University, demand students
Gazipur's Digital University, formerly known as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, has been renamed "Gazipur Digital University" by the interim government. However, students ...
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Bangladesh Revises History Textbooks, Ziaur Rahman’s Legacy Restored While Mujib-Centric Influence Diminished
The latest revisions have removed numerous references to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s first President and father of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and instead highlight figures ...
France 2427d
After revolution, Bangladesh textbooks rewrite history
Until this year, textbooks gave special exaltation to the country's first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for spearheading that liberation struggle. A student-led revolution overthrew the ...
The Indian Express28d
Why Sheikh Hasina’s opponents in Bangladesh are targeting the legacy of Mujibur Rahman
Dhanmondi 32 was the residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. It was from this house that Mujib led Bengali resistance against Pakistan throughout the 1960s ...
Dhaka Tribune29d
Adviser: Excellent communal harmony exists in Bangladesh
Advocate AKM Mujibur Rahman. The DU Pro-VC Prof Dr Mamun Ahmed said everyone should come forward to remove discrimination and division from the common people and everybody should practice it in their ...
The Hindu29d
How a Dhaka mob brought down the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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 ...
Al Jazeera English1mon
Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN
UN inquiry finds ex-PM Sheikh Hasina oversaw systematic crackdown on protesters, killing up to 1,400 people in bid to hold on to power. Antigovernment protesters display Bangladesh's national flag ...
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Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in crackdown on Hasina loyalists
Bangladesh’s first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sparking condemnation from a group of civil rights activists. There were also clashes between anti-Hasina protesters and members of her Awami ...
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Bangladesh: India's comments on Mujib home demolition 'unexpected, undesirable'
Bangladesh has criticized India's comments on the demolition of the historic Dhanmondi 32 residence, calling them unexpected and undesirable. India condemned the demolition, highlighting its ...
The New York Times1mon
Fresh Wave of Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation
Thousands of students then bulldozed and set fire to a museum that had once been the residence of Ms. Hasina’s father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a founder of Bangladesh. Clashes between student ...