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5 days, 21 hours ago

Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

It is safer for Muhammed Yunus to spend a few thousand crores printing new notes rather than annoying his ‘student’ backers The US still has not said that the “face” of the next new $20 bill will change, almost a decade after pressure started building about removing President Andrew Jackson because he was allegedly racist. Be that as it may, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

With currency notes, how Bangladesh is erasing Mujibur Rahman's legacy

Firstpost

Bangladesh’s interim government has begun the process of removing the image of Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding father, on its currency notes. In its latest move, the interim government of Bangladesh, headed by Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, is set to remove Mujibur Rahman, father of Sheikh Hasina and the iconic figure behind the founding of the country, from its currency …

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1 month, 1 week ago

From defacing statue to removing portraits, how Bangladesh is wiping out Mujibur Rahman's legacy

Firstpost

The portrait of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been removed from the president’s residence. The development comes after the government cancelled several holidays associated with the country’s founding father and protesters toppled statues and defaced murals of Mujibur Bangladesh is turning the page. The portrait of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been removed from the president’s residence. People …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Yunus government gives in to students, removes Mujib photo

India Today

Ever since the violent protests in Bangladesh unseated Sheikh Hasina in August, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founder and Hasina's father, seems to have been at the receiving end of protesters' ire. On Sunday, Mahfuz Alam, an adviser introduced as the "mastermind" behind the protests in Bangladesh, said the photograph of Mujibur Rahman from the Darbar Hall in Bangabhaban, was …

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Hasina Sheikh Alam Rahman Portrait

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia acquitted in five cases

The Hindu

Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been acquitted in five separate cases, including one filed over allegations of celebrating a “fake birthday” and another for supporting war criminals, a media report said on Tuesday Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque's court issued acquittal orders in four cases whereas Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain's court acquitted her in …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina Supporters Attacked In Dhaka On 'Bangabandhu' Mujibur Rahman's Death Anniversary

ABP News

Supporters of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League were attacked by supporters in Dhaka on Thursday as the party was scheduled to take out a march on the 49th anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Students and the general public in Bangladesh occupied Dhanmondi 32 since the early hours of Thursday to prevent the Awami League from taking out a march to pay …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh scraps August 15 holiday for Bangabandhu; Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple amid attacks on Hindus

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: A draft has been prepared by the interim government in Bangladesh to scrap August 15th as a national holiday. “There have been reports that members of the Awami League will pay their tributes to a portrait of Bangabandhu on this day, while right-wing political parties want the holiday scrapped. Meanwhile, the police uniforms are likely to be changed, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Families of 1971 war heroes allege Bangladesh's main Opposition party peddles lies

India Today

How can a military dictator usurping power after a carnage involving the nation's first family be the beacon of freedom, liberty, good governance and freedom of the press? Researchers feel that the letter blacks out the circumstances of the BNP’s formation and how the founder, General Zia offered an olive branch to ardent fundamentalist forces, like Jamaat-e-Islami, and even helped …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

China Daily

Then Indian president Ram Nath Kovind, pays homage to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka in 2021. It was established to preserve the memories of what was the private residence of Bangladesh's founding father and president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, widely known as Bangabandhu, a term meaning friend of Bengal. The house was turned …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

China Daily

Then Indian president Ram Nath Kovind, pays homage to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka in 2021. It was established to preserve the memories of what was the private residence of Bangladesh's founding father and president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, widely known as Bangabandhu, a term meaning friend of Bengal. The house was turned …

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2 years, 4 months ago

How US-Pakistan axis attempted to ruin a newly independent Bangladesh

Firstpost

On 15 August 1975, the country’s founding father Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members were assassinated and the Awami League government was ousted from power. From the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 to the rise of the country’s first military dictator, Gen Zia, in 1977, the die was cast. On 9 …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Shyam Benegal unveils poster of biopic on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Hindustan Times

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal has unveiled the poster of his upcoming biopic feature titled Mujib - The Making of a Nation. It is an India-Bangladesh co-production on the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh, under an audiovisual co-production agreement between the Republic of India and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Directed by the legendary …

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3 years ago

Time to raise the bar of 'deep friendship' between India and Bangladesh 'even higher': President Kovind

India TV News

Highlights Bar of India and Bangladesh's 'deep friendship' should be raised higher, said President Kovind He attended Victory Day Parade as the Guest of Honour today. Asserting that it was time to raise the bar of "deep friendship" between India and Bangladesh "even higher", President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said New Delhi remained committed to assist Dhaka in realising …

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3 years ago

1971 war altered ideological map: President Kovind

The Hindu

The Liberation War of 1971 changed the “ideological map” of South Asia, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday in Dhaka. Participating in the celebration to mark the golden jubilee of independence of Bangladesh and victory in the war, President Kovind recollected the “grass roots support” from India to attain the freedom of Bangladesh. On this occasion, I pay tribute …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to be honored by DU

India Today

In honour of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's Liberation War as well as India's diplomatic ties with Dhaka. Rahman is popularly called 'Bangabandhu' by the people of Bangladesh, Delhi University's Indian Council for Cultural Relations will establish the 'Bangabandhu Chair' Dinesh K Patnaik, Director General, ICCR and PC Joshi, acting …

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3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi visits mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, pays tribute

Live Mint

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and paid floral tributes to him, becoming the first-ever foreign Head of State or Head of Government to pay homage at the grave of 'Bangabandhu' at Tungipara in southwestern Bangladesh. Prime Minister Modi was received at the mausoleum by his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, who is the …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Prayed to Maa Kali to free human race from COVID-19: PM Modi

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple wherein he prayed for the human race to get rid of COVID-19 as early as possible. I prayed to her to free the human race from COVID-19," Prime Minister Modi said after offering prayers at the Kali Temple, located in Ishwaripur, a village in Shyam Nagar, Upazila …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Went to Jail for Bangladesh's Freedom: Dressed in a Mujib Jacket, PM Modi Gets Nostalgic in Dhaka

News 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s leadership and contribution of the Indian Army in Bangladesh’s 1971 freedom war as he joined President Abdul Hamid and his counterpart Sheikh Hasina in celebrating the country’s 50 years of independence here. Addressing Bangladesh’s 50th Independence anniversary at the National Parade Square, Modi recalled the role played by Indian …

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3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi arrives in Bangladesh on his first foreign trip since COVID-19 outbreak

Deccan Chronicle

Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will attend the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the country's independence, the birth centenary of Â‘Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and hold talks with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Modi, who is visiting Bangladesh on his first trip to a foreign country since …

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3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi remembers Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the potential of a robust India-Bangladesh partnership

Op India

Ahead of his two-day visit to Bangladesh to take part in Bangladesh National Day Celebrations on March 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned an article remembering Bangladesh’s ‘Father of Nation’ and its first President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In the article, PM Modi imagined how the fate of Bangladesh and its relations with India would have been different from what they …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 conferred on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 2019 prize for late Sultan of Oman

India TV News

The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the culture ministry said on Monday. The prestigious prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman in recognition of his vision to strengthen relations with India, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman named for Gandhi Peace Prize after Modi makes an exception

Hindustan Times

India on Monday named Bangladesh’s father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Oman’s longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos for the Gandhi Peace Prize, an official statement by the government said. The decision to confer the award for 2020 on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, his first foreign trip since the outbreak of …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘Bangabandhu’ Mujibur Rahman a hero for all Indians, says PM Modi

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Bangladesh founder 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth anniversary on Wednesday and said he is a hero for all Indians. "My heartfelt homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a champion of human rights and freedom, on his birth anniversary," Mr. Modi tweeted. The Ministry of External Affairs made an announcement on Tuesday …

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3 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi, Solih and Rajapaksa Among Others to Attend 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh Independence

News 18

Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives, are set to visit Bangladesh later this month to participate in the grand celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of the country’s independence from Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi and four heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri …

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Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

With currency notes, how Bangladesh is erasing Mujibur Rahman's legacy

From defacing statue to removing portraits, how Bangladesh is wiping out Mujibur Rahman's legacy

Yunus government gives in to students, removes Mujib photo

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia acquitted in five cases

Sheikh Hasina Supporters Attacked In Dhaka On 'Bangabandhu' Mujibur Rahman's Death Anniversary

Bangladesh scraps August 15 holiday for Bangabandhu; Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple amid attacks on Hindus

Families of 1971 war heroes allege Bangladesh's main Opposition party peddles lies

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

How US-Pakistan axis attempted to ruin a newly independent Bangladesh

Shyam Benegal unveils poster of biopic on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Time to raise the bar of 'deep friendship' between India and Bangladesh 'even higher': President Kovind

1971 war altered ideological map: President Kovind

Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to be honored by DU

PM Modi visits mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, pays tribute

Prayed to Maa Kali to free human race from COVID-19: PM Modi

Went to Jail for Bangladesh's Freedom: Dressed in a Mujib Jacket, PM Modi Gets Nostalgic in Dhaka

PM Modi arrives in Bangladesh on his first foreign trip since COVID-19 outbreak

PM Modi remembers Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the potential of a robust India-Bangladesh partnership

Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 conferred on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 2019 prize for late Sultan of Oman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman named for Gandhi Peace Prize after Modi makes an exception

‘Bangabandhu’ Mujibur Rahman a hero for all Indians, says PM Modi

PM Modi, Solih and Rajapaksa Among Others to Attend 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh Independence