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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.
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. [11]
Mujibur Rahman, Bengali leader who became the president (1971–72; 1975) and prime minister (1972–75) of Bangladesh. As a cofounder of the Awami League, he demanded independence for East Pakistan when the league secured a majority of the seats in Pakistan’s National Assembly in 1970.
The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu, or the 7/3 Speech (Bengali: সাতই মার্চের ভাষণ, romanized: Sāta'i Mārcēra Bhāṣaṇa), was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka to a gathering of over one ...
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, affectionately known as “Bangabandhu” (Friend of Bengal), holds a significant place in the history of Bangladesh. He played a pivotal role in leading his nation to independence and shaping its destiny as an independent country.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman joins Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy’s move for a United Independent Bengal as a third free state along with India and Pakistan. However, the move was aborted and subsequently became the foundation of the Father of the Nation’s vision for an independent Bangladesh.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali language: শেখ মুজিবর রহমান Shekh Mujibur Rôhman) (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali political leader in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League, served as the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and later as President.
The landslide victory made Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the prime-minister-elect of Pakistan. However, notwithstanding the people's verdict, the military rulers took him into custody and unleashed a...
Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur (1920-1975) Father of the nation and first president of Bangladesh (26 March 1971 to 11 January 1972). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on 17 March 1920 in the village Tungipara under Gopalganj subdivision in the district of Faridpur.
He is popularly dubbed with the title of " Bangabandhu " (Bôngobondhu "Friend of Bengal") by the people of Bangladesh. He became a leading figure in and eventually the leader of the Awami League, founded in 1949 as an East Pakistan –based political party in Pakistan.