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  1. Following the defeat of Pakistani forces on 16 December 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from custody from Pakistan in London on 22 December 1971, from where he flew to India, and then to Bangladesh. Mujib led the government as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for three years after Bangladesh gained independence.

  2. Mar 12, 2023 · March 12, 2023. The assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a tragic event that left an indelible mark on the history of Bangladesh. On August 15, 1975, Bangladesh’s founding father and his family were brutally murdered in their home by a group of military officials. The killing not only caused immense grief to the people of ...

  3. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman[c] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), popularly known by the Bangabandhu[d] was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist, who was the founding leader of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from ...

  4. Aug 15, 2021 · At around 5:30 am, the sentries at Bangabandhu’s house began to hoist the national flag along with the bugle. That was the moment the killers attacked the house from its south. Mujib came out to ...

  5. Aug 16, 2020 · August 15 is a sad day, right across the border, in Bangladesh. On India's Independence Day in 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation, was assassinated. This wife and three young sons were also shot. This year is particularly significant for both countries; this is the Sheikh Mujib centenary. A lot would have happened but for Covid.

  6. Jan 28, 2010 · Bitter legacy of Bangladeshi hero's killing. In the end, in the dead of night, it all happened very quickly. Five former soldiers, convicted of the killing of Bangladesh's independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were hanged just after midnight, hours after the Supreme Court had rejected their final appeal.

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  8. Oct 21, 2024 · Mujibur Rahman (born March 17, 1920, Tungipara, India [now in Bangladesh]—died August 15, 1975, Dhaka, Bangladesh) was a Bengali leader who became the president (1971–72; 1975) and prime minister (1972–75) of Bangladesh. Mujib, the son of a middle-class landowner, studied law and political science at the Universities of Calcutta and Dacca ...