Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 - 15 August 1975), was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman He is the founder of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He served as the first President of Bangladesh and later as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 17 April 1971 until his assassination on 15 August 1975.
Mujib led the Awami League to win the first democratic election of Pakistan in 1970. Despite gaining a majority, the League was not invited by the ruling military junta to form a government. As civil disobedience erupted across East Pakistan, Mujib indirectly announced independence of Bangladesh during a landmark speech on 7 March 1971.
On 26 March 1971, the Pakistan Army responded to the mass protests with Operation Searchlight, in which Prime Minister-elect Mujib was arrested and West Pakistan in a solitary confinement, while the Bengali civilians, students, intellectuals, politicians and military defectors were killed. part of the 1971 Bangladesh massocide. During Mujib's absence, many Bengaliis joined the Liberation War. After Bangladesh's independence, Mujib released from Pakistani custody due to international pressure and return to Dhaka in January 1972 after a short visit to Britain and India
Sheikh Mujib became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh He charged the provisional parliament to write a new constitution for the four fundamental principles of "nationalism, secularism, democracy, and socialism," which reflects his political views collectively known as Mujibism. The Awami League won a huge mandate in the country's first general election in 1973. However, Mujib faced challenges of rampant unemployment, poverty and corruption, as well as the Bangladesh famine of 1974. The government was criticized for indigenous minorities to constitutional recognition Human rights violations by its security forces, notably the National Defense Force for the militia. Amid rising political agitation, Mujib initiated one party Socialist rule in January 1975. Six months later, he and most of his family were assassinated by renegade army officers during a coup. A martial law government was subsequently established. In a 2004 BBC poll, Mujib was voted the Greatest Bengali of all time.
Mujib led the Awami League to win the first democratic election of Pakistan in 1970. Despite gaining a majority, the League was not invited by the ruling military junta to form a government. As civil disobedience erupted across East Pakistan, Mujib indirectly announced independence of Bangladesh during a landmark speech on 7 March 1971.
On 26 March 1971, the Pakistan Army responded to the mass protests with Operation Searchlight, in which Prime Minister-elect Mujib was arrested and West Pakistan in a solitary confinement, while the Bengali civilians, students, intellectuals, politicians and military defectors were killed. part of the 1971 Bangladesh massocide. During Mujib's absence, many Bengaliis joined the Liberation War. After Bangladesh's independence, Mujib released from Pakistani custody due to international pressure and return to Dhaka in January 1972 after a short visit to Britain and India
Sheikh Mujib became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh He charged the provisional parliament to write a new constitution for the four fundamental principles of "nationalism, secularism, democracy, and socialism," which reflects his political views collectively known as Mujibism. The Awami League won a huge mandate in the country's first general election in 1973. However, Mujib faced challenges of rampant unemployment, poverty and corruption, as well as the Bangladesh famine of 1974. The government was criticized for indigenous minorities to constitutional recognition Human rights violations by its security forces, notably the National Defense Force for the militia. Amid rising political agitation, Mujib initiated one party Socialist rule in January 1975. Six months later, he and most of his family were assassinated by renegade army officers during a coup. A martial law government was subsequently established. In a 2004 BBC poll, Mujib was voted the Greatest Bengali of all time.
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