SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN

March 18, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 100th Birth Anniversary.

About:

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920 – 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman.
Mujib is credited as an important figure in efforts to gain political autonomy for East Pakistan and later as the central figure behind the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
Thus, he is regarded "Jatir Janak" or "Jatir Pita" (Jatir Jônok or Jatir Pita, both meaning "Father of the Nation") of Bangladesh.
He served as the first President of Bangladesh and later as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 17 April 1971 until his assassination on 15 August 1975.
He is popularly dubbed with the title of "Bangabandhu" (Bôngobondhu "Friend of Bengal") by the people of Bangladesh.

Source : PIB