Ziaur Rahman was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and husband of current BNP chief Khaleda Zia. Mujib, father of recently deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

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

Meanwhile, Ziaur Rahman’s advocates argue he not only declared independence but later rescued the country from Mujib’s pro-India policies. This divide has shaped Bangladeshi politics for ...

As per reports, the new textbooks in 2025 will now credit Ziaur Rahman instead of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as the one who declared the country’s independence in 1971 The Tribune, now published ...

Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks stating that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's ... merely read out the declaration upon Mujib's instructions. Earlier, Bangladesh decided to start the ...

BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Zainul Abdin Farroque has said there should not be any ideological division among political parties ...

Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the ... merely read out the declaration upon Mujib's instructions.

New textbooks for primary and secondary school students across Bangladesh will state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, The Daily Star reported on Wednesday. The ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that note that Ziaur Rahman declared the ... merely read out the declaration upon Mujib's instructions. Earlier, Bangladesh decided to start the ...

Ziaur Rahman was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and husband of current BNP chief Khaleda Zia. Mujib, the father of recently deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...