Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Born, March 17, 1920 ; Died: August 15, 1975
Born, March 17, 1920 ; Died: August 15, 1975
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a preeminent Bengali national leader of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League and was the first President of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh liberation War, and later became Prime Minister in independent Bangladesh. He is popularly referred to as with the honorary title of Bangabandhu.
Mujib joined All India Muslim Students Federation in1940 and in 1943, switched to Bengal Muslim League where he came close to Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. He left Muslim League and join Suhrawardy and Maulana Bhashani to form the Awami Muslim League. He become the first Joint Secretary of the party and then the General Secretary in 1953. In the elections of 1954 Mujib was elected at the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly and became the Agricultural Minister. In 1963 Sheikh Mujib became the President of Awami Muslim League, after the death of Suhrawardy. He proclaimed a six point demand seeking autonomy of East Pakistan at the national conference of opposition political parties in Lahore in 1966. In the general elections of Pakistan in 1970, Awami League won a massive majority under Mujib's Leadership. In a historic speech at Rececorce Ground in Dhaka on March 7, 1971, Mujib called for the independence of Bangladesh. Mujib declared the independence of Bangladesh. After nine months of force war , a new nation is born- Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home on January 10, 1972 and took the charge of reconstructing war-tom country. On 15 August 1975, a group of junior army officers attacked presidential residence and killed Mujib, his family and his personal stuffs.
Mujib joined All India Muslim Students Federation in1940 and in 1943, switched to Bengal Muslim League where he came close to Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. He left Muslim League and join Suhrawardy and Maulana Bhashani to form the Awami Muslim League. He become the first Joint Secretary of the party and then the General Secretary in 1953. In the elections of 1954 Mujib was elected at the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly and became the Agricultural Minister. In 1963 Sheikh Mujib became the President of Awami Muslim League, after the death of Suhrawardy. He proclaimed a six point demand seeking autonomy of East Pakistan at the national conference of opposition political parties in Lahore in 1966. In the general elections of Pakistan in 1970, Awami League won a massive majority under Mujib's Leadership. In a historic speech at Rececorce Ground in Dhaka on March 7, 1971, Mujib called for the independence of Bangladesh. Mujib declared the independence of Bangladesh. After nine months of force war , a new nation is born- Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home on January 10, 1972 and took the charge of reconstructing war-tom country. On 15 August 1975, a group of junior army officers attacked presidential residence and killed Mujib, his family and his personal stuffs.
Fortunately his two daughter alive for staying aboard. One is Sheikh Hasina and other is Sheikh Rehana. At present Sheikh Hasina is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
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