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The interim authorities of Bangladesh changed a 2022 Act and removed the notation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arsenic the ‘Father of the Nation’. The improvement came soon aft the interim medication led by Prof. Mohammed Yunus brought successful a caller acceptable of currency notes that removed the representation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The caller notification brought connected June 3 does not notation to Sheikh Mujib arsenic the ‘Father of the Nation’ portion referring to the warfare of 1971 and the relation of state fighters. In contrast, the 2022 Act referred to him arsenic Jatir Pita, (Father of the Nation) astatine aggregate points portion describing the practice of the warfare of 1971.
Earlier this week, the Yunus authorities introduced a bid of currency notes that depicted the pluralistic practice of Bangladesh portion removing the well-known representation of Mujibur Rahman that is seen successful existing currency notes of Bangladesh. The interim authorities has defended the removal of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the ‘Liberation War Act ’ and said, helium continues to beryllium a ‘freedom fighter’.
In a connection to the media, the interim authorities said, “President of the 1971 authorities of Bangladesh-in-exile Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and different leaders similar Tajuddin Ahmed, Mansur Ali, and AHM Quamruzzaman proceed to beryllium state fighters”.
Under the Bir Mukti Joddha category, the 2022 instrumentality utilized to see veterans of Mujib Bahini, 1 of the respective guerrilla outfits of 1971, arsenic the “freedom fighters”. However, the latest mentation of the enactment skips the notation of Mujib Bahini. The latest notification means the surviving members of the Mujib Bahini and their household members volition not beryllium eligible to assertion the benefits that are fixed to the 1971 state fighters successful Bangladesh.
The caller explanation of state fighters, arsenic per the notification, volition see radical who helped the origin of independency by advocacy and campaigning portion being extracurricular oregon wrong the country.
Adding a caller conception to the explanation of state fighters, the caller enactment has included, “Associates of Liberation War” oregon those who “supported state of Bangladesh during 26 March to 16 December 1971”.
The interim authorities formed aft the Sheikh Hasina government’s removal successful August 2024 has been vocal astir the alleged excesses committed during the Awami League’s regularisation of 15 years betwixt 2009-2024.
Earlier successful May, the interim authorities suspended governmental activities by the Awami League that was co-founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on with Maulana Bhashani and Husayn Shaheed Suhrawardy.
The uprising that unseated Sheikh Hasina had besides targeted the symbols related to her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Soon aft the departure of Ms. Hasina connected August 5, 2024, a statue of Sheikh Mujib was destroyed, and the depository astatine 32 Dhanmondi, wherever Sheikh Mujib was assassinated on with astir of his household members connected August 15, 1975, was destroyed by a mob connected 5 February 2025..
Published - June 05, 2025 12:35 americium IST
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