The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Earlier, the books mentioned that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...

On March 26, 1971, Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh, and on March 27, he made another declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu', a Daily Star report reads.

The 89th birth anniversary of the architect of multi-party democracy and founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ...

The new textbooks state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with ...

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.