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Bangladesh to remove Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's image from currency notes: Report
Bangladesh is set to erase the image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former prime minister's father and one of the founding figures of the nation, from its currency notes. Bangladesh Bank has begun ...
Explained: Why Bangladesh is rewriting textbooks on 1971 Liberation War
New textbooks will say that Ziaur Rahman, not Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman, proclaimed Bangladesh independence on March 26 ...
Indiatimes26d
'Exaggerated, imposed history': How Bangladesh is redefining 1971 Liberation War narrative after Sheikh Hasina's exit
Ziaur Rahman established the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and was married to current BNP leader Khaleda Zia. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was the father of recently removed Bangladesh Prime ...
The Express Tribune25d
Zia replaces Mujib as Bangladesh founder in revised curriculum
Bangladesh’s interim government has revised the national curriculum, replacing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with General Ziaur Rahman as the nation’s founding figure. The move, it says, aims to ...
Mint26d
Bangladesh alters history: New books to say ‘Ziaur Rahman declared freedom’, not Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh News: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has decided to revise the delta nation's history textbooks to replace 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the declarer of independence ...
The News International26d
Bangladesh new books say Ziaur Rahman, not Mujibur Rahman, declared independence
According to Daily Star, the books previously mentioned that former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had made the declaration, however, his name has been replace by Zia. Moreover, the title ...
The Tribune25d
Not Mujib, now Ziaur is Bangladesh's hero as country begins to rewrite history
As per reports, the new textbooks in 2025 will now credit Ziaur Rahman instead of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as the one who declared the country’s independence in 1971 The Tribune, now published ...
rediff.com26d
Mujib didn't declare freedom: Bangladesh changes textbooks
The textbooks also removed the title 'Father of the Nation' for Mujibur Rahman. IMAGE: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks ...
The Daily Star27d
New textbooks will say Ziaur Rahman declared independence
The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Earlier, the books mentioned that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...
The New Indian Express26d
New textbooks in Bangladesh to credit Ziaur Rahman for declaration of independence, says local report
"Those who revised the textbooks found that it wasn't fact-based information that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sent the wireless message [declaring independence] while being arrested by the Pakistani ...
The Telegraph26d
New textbooks in Bangladesh to alter credit of declaration of independence: Report
Bangladesh has introduces new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...