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2 weeks, 5 days ago

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

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, 5 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

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 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

Remembering Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and His Assassination On His Death Anniversary

The Quint

He sensed Mohiuddin’s cold feet and Mujib’s stalling tactics. Elbowing aside Mohiuddin, Noor fired a burst from his sten gun, ripping Mujib’s right side. Mujib’s body jerked backwards, collapsed in a heap, and then slid, face down, towards the bottom of the stairs, the pipe still gripped tightly in his right hand. Mujib’s wife, second son Jamal, two daughters-in-law, younger …

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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, 1 week ago

Press Club of India removes picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, puts it back after backlash

Op India

Earlier this month on 5th August, as the violent protesters ousted democratically elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and forced her to take refugee in India for her safety, the Press Club of India reportedly removed the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as ‘Bangabandhu’ – father of Bangladesh. It is pertinent to note that violent protesters had targeted and …

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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

Visva-Bharati shifts venue of Tagore death anniversary event from Bangladesh Bhawan

Hindustan Times

The annual event held to mark Rabindranath Tagore’s death anniversary at Bangladesh Bhawan in Visva-Bharati, West Bengal’s only Central university, was on Wednesday shifted to an old playground on the campus in view of the ongoing turmoil in the neighbouring country, varsity officials said. “The proposed screening of a biopic of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, has …

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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, 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

Exclusive: Anti-Modi protests in Bangladesh backed by Pakistan, say officials

India Today

The protests that have been going on in Bangladesh since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Dhaka visit have a very strong element of support from Pakistan, according to sources. The first indication of Pakistan’s involvement in the agitation during PM Modi’s visit came when the Islamist hardline group Hefazat-e-Islam called for protests and Bangladesh parliament’s official Twitter wrote, “Pak HC #Dhaka’s …

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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 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

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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4 years ago

Operation Searchlight: Bangaldeshis demand apology for 1971 genocide

Op India

Two days ahead of the ‘Bijoy Diwas’, a US-based Bangladeshi organisation staged a protest outside the Pakistani embassy in Washington seeking an apology for the human rights violations committed by the country in 1971. US-based Bangladeshi organisation along with other South Asian minorities held a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC demanding an apology for the 1971 genocide …

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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

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

Remembering Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and His Assassination On His Death Anniversary

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

Press Club of India removes picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, puts it back after backlash

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

Visva-Bharati shifts venue of Tagore death anniversary event from Bangladesh Bhawan

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

Nation's tribute to grand patriot

Shyam Benegal unveils poster of biopic on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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

Exclusive: Anti-Modi protests in Bangladesh backed by Pakistan, say officials

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

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

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

Operation Searchlight: Bangaldeshis demand apology for 1971 genocide