Global InformationSheikh Mujibur Rahman information
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
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শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান | |
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| President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 17 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadullah |
| Succeeded by | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (Usurper)[a] |
| Leader of the House | |
| In office 12 January 1972 – 25 January 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 12 January 1972 – 24 January 1975 | |
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| Preceded by | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mansur Ali |
| President of Awami League | |
| In office 25 January 1966 – 18 January 1974 | |
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| Preceded by | Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish |
| Succeeded by | A. H. M Qamaruzzaman |
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| 1946–1948 | Councillor of Bengal Provincial Muslim League |
| 1953–1966 | General Secretary of Awami League |
| 1954 | Agriculture Minister of East Bengal |
| 1954–1958 | Member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly |
| 1955–1958 | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| 1956–1957 | Industries Minister of East Pakistan |
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| Born | 17 March 1920 Tungipara, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 August 1975 (aged 55) Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
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| Political party | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
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| Spouse | Begum Fazilatunnesa |
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| Relatives | Tungipara Sheikh family |
| Residence | Dhanmondi, Dhaka |
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| Awards | Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace Independence Award Gandhi Peace Prize SAARC Literary Award |
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| Nickname | Khoka |
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman[c] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), popularly known by the honorific prefix Bangabandhu[d] (lit. 'Friend of Bengal') was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist. As a politician, Mujib had held continuous positions as president or prime minister from April 1971 until his assassination in August 1975: as president from 1971 to 1972 and briefly from 1975 until his death, and as prime minister from 1972 to 1975.[5][6] Mujib successfully led the Bangladeshi independence movement and restored the Bengali sovereignty after over two centuries following the Battle of Plassey in 1757, for which he is honoured as the 'Father of the Nation' in Bangladesh.[7] In 2011, the fifteenth constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitution.[8] His Bengali nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are sometimes called Mujibism.
Mujib emerged as a student activist in the province of Bengal during the final years of the British Raj. He was a member of the All India Muslim League. In 1949, Mujib was part of a liberal, secular and leftwing faction which later became the Awami League. In the 1950s, Mujib was elected to Pakistan's parliament where he defended the rights of East Bengal; wore suits and bowties; and was described as urbane and charming. By the 1960s, Mujib was transformed into the nationalist leader of East Pakistan, with his trademark Mujib coat and forceful oratory. He became popular for opposing political, ethnic and institutional discrimination; leading the 6-point autonomy movement; and challenging the regime of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. In 1970, Mujib led the Awami League to win Pakistan's first general election. When the military junta refused to transfer power, he gave the 7th March speech and announced an independence movement. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Mujib declared Bangladesh's independence. Bengali nationalists declared Mujib as the head of the provisional Bangladeshi government while he was confined in a jail in West Pakistan. He returned to Bangladesh in January 1972 as a hero.
A populist of the 20th century, Sheikh Mujib was one of the most charismatic leaders of the Third World in the early 1970s. Mujib succeeded in normalizing diplomatic ties with most of the world, with a policy of friendship to all and malice to none. He signed a friendship treaty with India, joined the Commonwealth, NAM and the OIC, opposed apartheid and dispatched an army medical unit during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Mujib's legacies include the secularist Constitution of Bangladesh and the transformation of East Pakistan's state apparatus, bureaucracy, armed forces, and judiciary into an independent Bangladeshi state. He gave the first Bengali speech to the UN General Assembly in 1974. Mujib's five-year regime was also the only socialist period in Bangladesh's history. In 1975, Mujib installed a one party state which lasted for seven months until his assassination.
Mujib's legacy remains divisive among Bangladeshis due to his economic mismanagement, the Bangladesh famine of 1974, human rights violations, and authoritarianism. The Awami League has been accused of promoting a personality cult around Mujib. But most Bangladeshis credit Mujib for leading the country to independence in 1971.[citation needed] In a 2004 BBC opinion poll, Mujib was voted as the Greatest Bengali of all time and ranked first on the list followed by Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (2nd) and Bangladeshi national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (3rd).[9] Mujib's 7 March speech in 1971 is recognized by UNESCO for its historic value, and enshrined in the Memory of the World Register – Asia and the Pacific.[10] His diaries and travelogues were published many years after his death and have been translated into several languages.
- ^ Hasan Pias, Mehedi (16 August 2020). "Inside the Indemnity Ordinance that protected the killers of Bangabandhu". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal Nos. 1044 & 1045 OF 2009" (PDF). The Daily Star. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Ali Manik, Julfikar (25 August 2010). "5th amendment verdict paves way for justice". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Asif Shawon, Ali (14 August 2021). "Bangabandhu's grand return to DU was ruined by assassination". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Mujibur Rahman". Britannica. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Who is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose birth centenary Bangladesh is observing today". The Indian Express. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Immortal Bangabandhu | Daily Sun |". August 2023.
- ^ "First Schedule" (PDF). Laws of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Listeners name 'greatest Bengali'". BBC. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
Habib, Haroon (17 April 2004). "International : Mujib, Tagore, Bose among 'greatest Bengalis of all time'". The Hindu.
"Bangabandhu judged greatest Bangali of all time". The Daily Star. 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018. - ^ "Unesco recognises Bangabandhu's 7th March speech". The Daily Star. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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