Textbooks in Bangladesh will now state that Ziaur Rahman — not ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — declared the country’s independence in 1971, The Daily Star reported on Wednesday. The new ...

The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman — not ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — declared the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, a report by The Daily ...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, referred as 'Bangabandhu', served as the inaugural president of independent Bangladesh. His life ended tragically when Bangladesh Army officers executed a coup, raiding his ...

A sales person stands in front of a picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Now, school textbooks will say Ziaur Rahman — not ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — declared the country’s independence in ...

Earlier, the books mentioned that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the declaration. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The new textbooks, which will have ...

Murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four other national leaders have been destroyed by unidentified individuals at the Shahid Smrity Pouro Udyan in Tangail city. The incident occurred ...

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against two leaders of the Bangladesh Students Union's Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit in a case filed by the university administration. The leaders are ...