Bangladesh has changed its history in the text books for primary and secondary students which state that the independence in 1971 was declared by former army major and president Ziaur Rahman.

It is widely believed among supporters of Awami League that Mujibur Rahman had made the announcement and that Ziaur Rahman, who was an Army major and later a sector commander of the Liberation War ...

and that Ziaur Rahman, who was an army major and later a sector commander of the Liberation War, merely read out the declaration upon Mujib's instructions. Meanwhile, supporters of BNP believe ...

The new textbooks for the 2025 academic year will state that "on March 26, 1971, Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh, and on March 27, he made another declaration of independence ...

New textbooks will say that Ziaur Rahman, not Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman, proclaimed Bangladesh independence on March 26 ...

BNP's acting chairman, Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that Ziaur Rahman entered politics due to the needs of the time, the country, and the prevailing circumstances. Tarique Rahman made this remark ...

The Bangladesh Army is a force that was born out of the Liberation War, composed of soldiers and officers of the then East Bengal Regiment and EPR under the leadership of Major Ziaur Rahman. They do ...

Image Source : AP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's painting damaged by protestors in Bangladesh Dhaka: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has emphasised the need for safeguarding citizens' freedom of expression and voting rights, asserting that such measures are essential to prevent the emergence of ...

Bangladesh is rewriting its textbooks for primary and secondary students stating that it was Ziaur Rahman and not Mujibur Rahman who declared the independence of the neighbouring nation in 1971.

However, due to the ongoing military operation, the formal declaration was read out by Major Ziaur Rahman over Radio Pakistan. This sparked a nine-month-long bloody war, with Bangladeshi forces ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that note that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh ...