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Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty

As vehicles—cars, motorbikes and hoards of compressed natural gas-driven autorickshaws, colloquially known as ‘CNGs’—speed out of Dhaka International Airport, murals of the liberation war, meant to decorate the roads and remind one of the bloody but valiant birth of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation, welcome people. Many now feel Mujibur Rahman was not the sole hero of the liberation war, …

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2 weeks, 4 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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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bangladesh to replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image with ‘graffiti’ on banknotes

Live Mint

Months after Bangladesh's former PM Sheikh Hasina's ousting, Bangladesh is set to remove the image of ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father, from its currency, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh's New Currency Design The Bangladesh Bank has begun the process of printing new banknotes, which will feature symbols of the July protests, including religious landmarks, Bengali cultural elements, and …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

How Attempts to Paint Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a Fascist Could Impact Bangladesh’s Secular Identity

The Hindu

Published : Dec 02, 2024 17:04 IST - 8 MINS READ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has remained a popular and revered leader through much of Bangladesh’s history. In fact, the attempt to marginalise Mujibur’s role and describe him and the Awami League party as “fascist” has also been undertaken by key members of the new administration in Bangladesh, raising serious concerns …

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait removed from Bangladesh President’s office, casting doubt on future of his legacy

Live Mint

In another instance of Bangladesh interim government giving in to the demands of the students, chief advisor Muhammad Yunus ordered removal of the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from president's office. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founding father of Bangladesh and also, father of Sheikh Hasina who was forced to resign and leave country in view of the student uprising …

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Mujibur Rahman's portrait removed from interim govt chief advisor Muhammad Yunus' office: Report

Hindustan Times

The portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father, was taken down from President Muhammad Yunus' office, India Today reported. A statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding father and parent of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. Ever since violent student protests led to the ouster of …

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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 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

B’desh: Awami League event thwarted; interim govt to decide on Hasina’s extradition

Hindustan Times

Dhaka: The Awami League party’s efforts to commemorate the assassination of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka were thwarted on Thursday, even as a top official said Bangladesh’s interim government will decide on seeking former premier Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India. Protesters hold national flags as they march to block the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ‘Bangabandhu’ the first …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina breaks silence after ouster as Bangladesh PM: ‘Demand punishment for those…’

Hindustan Times

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina in her first statement since ouster demanded punishment for those involved in killings and acts of vandalism in July, Reuters reported Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “I appeal to you to observe the National Mourning Day on 15th August with due dignity and solemnity. Students, teachers, police even internal women police, journalists, cultural …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Do they know history?': Billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams Bangladesh protesters destroying Mujibur Rahman's statue

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh is facing political turmoil and unrest, which led to Sheikh Hasina resigning as prime minister and fleeing the country. Also, a video of a group destroying a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina’s father, went viral. She condemned the act and called it a “Sad day for Bangladesh.” The image shows protesters …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina in India: When Indira Gandhi gave her asylum after father Mujibur Rahman's assassination in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times

Sheikh Hasina resignation: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told Parliament that he was “deeply concerned till law and order is visibly restored” in neighbouring Bangladesh, a day after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In a statement to Rajya Sabha, the EAM also briefed the MPs on former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's “very short notice” request to …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who was Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina's father who founded Bangladesh?

Hindustan Times

Amid protests in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and traveled to India for safety. In this photo taken on December 16, 2018 a man walks past a wall with images of Bangladeshi founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina Wazed Rahman, revered as ‘Bangabandhu’ who became the first president of independent Bangladesh, was assassinated by a group …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mujib The Making of a Nation trailer: Shyam Benegal's film shows Arifin Shuvoo as Mujibur Rahman leading 1971 war

Hindustan Times

The trailer for filmmaker Shyam Benegal's Mujib: The Making of a Nation was released on Sunday. Taking to its YouTube channel NFDC India, posted the nearly two-minute clip in which Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the nation in its fight for freedom in 1971. Arifin Shuvoo as Mujibur Rahman in a still from Mujib The Making of a …

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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, 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 dons 'Mujib jacket' as he pays tribute to Mujibur Rahman in Bangladesh

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday donned a black 'Mujib jacket' made of handcrafted Khadi fabric as he paid tribute to 'Bangabandu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the main event here to mark the country’s 50 years of independence. A recent press release issued by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises said the Khadi and Village Industries Commission has …

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3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi wears 'Mujib jacket' made of Khadi as tribute to Bangladesh's founding father

India Today

Wearing a black 'Mujib jacket', Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a programme in Dhaka on Friday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's Independence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing the 'Mujib jacket' made by Khadi India at the National Day programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday Worn as a tribute to the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the 'Mujib jacket' is …

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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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Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty

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

Bangladesh to replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image with ‘graffiti’ on banknotes

How Attempts to Paint Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a Fascist Could Impact Bangladesh’s Secular Identity

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait removed from Bangladesh President’s office, casting doubt on future of his legacy

Mujibur Rahman's portrait removed from interim govt chief advisor Muhammad Yunus' office: Report

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

Yunus government gives in to students, removes Mujib photo

B’desh: Awami League event thwarted; interim govt to decide on Hasina’s extradition

Sheikh Hasina breaks silence after ouster as Bangladesh PM: ‘Demand punishment for those…’

'Do they know history?': Billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams Bangladesh protesters destroying Mujibur Rahman's statue

Sheikh Hasina in India: When Indira Gandhi gave her asylum after father Mujibur Rahman's assassination in Bangladesh

Who was Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina's father who founded Bangladesh?

Mujib The Making of a Nation trailer: Shyam Benegal's film shows Arifin Shuvoo as Mujibur Rahman leading 1971 war

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

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

PM Modi dons 'Mujib jacket' as he pays tribute to Mujibur Rahman in Bangladesh

PM Modi wears 'Mujib jacket' made of Khadi as tribute to Bangladesh's founding father

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

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