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Bangladesh alters history: New books to say 'Ziaur Rahman declared freedom', not Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. He was the founder of Bangladesh ...
Why Sheikh Hasina’s opponents in Bangladesh are targeting the legacy of Mujibur Rahman
Anti-Hasina protesters have routinely attacked the legacy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and father of the former PM. Why? What role has Bangabandhu played in Hasina’s ...
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New textbooks in Bangladesh to credit Ziaur Rahman for declaration of independence, says local report
DHAKA: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that note that Ziaur Rahman declared the ... marking the assassination of Mujibur Rahman.
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Khaleda Zia: Return of the Begum
Through the heavy pitter-patter of rain on the roof of the Circuit House of Chittagong, President Ziaur Rahman heard ... on hearing the news of the assassination of Rahman, but two and a half ...
The Daily Star26d
Reforms without consensus unacceptable
The BNP leader made the remarks while speaking to reporters after paying tribute to Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 89th birth anniversary at his grave in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
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BNP leaders, supporters pay tribute to Ziaur Rahman on his 89th birth anniversary
Leaders and activists of the BNP have paid floral tribute to the party’s founder, Ziaur Rahman, on the occasion ... Following his assassination in a failed military coup in 1981, Zia's legacy ...