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Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, [a] also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32, located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, [1] was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also called Bangabandhu, the founding leader and president of Bangladesh. [2] Mujib was assassinated with most members of his family in this residence.
On 11 April 1994, Sheikh Hasina established the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. On 6 September 1994, Hasina handed over the deed of Bangabandhu Bhaban, the personal residence to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. The trust turned Bangabandhu Bhaban in to a museum, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum. The first head of the museum was A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed.
Main gate illuminated by decorative lighting during festive time Former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid meeting with Prime Minister Modi at Bangabhaban on 7 June 2015. One of the most important symbols of the Bangladeshi government, the Bangabhaban holds a status akin to the official residence and office of heads of states around the world.
Gulistan is a major transportation node in the city, serving as a key transfer point for public transit routes and inter-district road connections. The area spans from the eastern side of Bangabandhu Avenue to the vicinity of Bangabhaban, the official presidential residence. Its northern boundary extends from the Nagar Bhaban to the Paltan ...
The military coup in Bangladesh on August 15 of 1975 was launched by mid-ranking army officers in order to assassinate founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, [6] [7] whose administration post-independence grew corrupt and reportedly authoritarian until he established a one-party state-based government led by the socialist party Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League.
Its former name is Jinnah Avenue. [1] Some year after Partition of India, a two-way road was built from this avenue to Tejgaon Airport. [2] In the 1960s, Bangabandhu Avenue had many popular restaurants and eateries such as Chu Chin Chow, Kasbah, La Sani, Rex, Sweet Heaven, Salimabad Hotel etc. [3] Bangabandhu Avenue witnessed various historical events in the politics of East Pakistan. [4]
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman [c] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, [d] was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist, who was the founding president of Bangladesh. [5]
Bangabandhu ('Friend of Bengal') is a popular title of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975), a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. Bangabandhu may also refer to: Bangabandhu Satellite-1, a Bangladeshi communications and broadcasting satellite; Bangabandhu Cup, an international football tournament; Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu at