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

However, recent revisions in Bangladeshi textbooks have sparked controversy by attributing the declaration of independence to Ziaur Rahman, the late husband of former Bangladesh Prime Minister ...

The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur ... Mujibur Rahman declared independence via a wireless message just before he was arrested by the Pakistan army ...

As per reports, the new textbooks in 2025 will now credit Ziaur Rahman instead of Sheikh Mujibur ... in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited ...

The legacies of Sheikh Mujib and Ziaur Rahman have always been politically contested, and the question of who proclaimed the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan is disputed. While the Awami ...

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.

The revised textbooks will attribute the declaration of independence in 1971 to Ziaur Rahman instead ... election of united Pakistan, securing virtually all seats in East Pakistan, which ...

New textbooks for primary and secondary school students across Bangladesh will state that Ziaur ... "Pakistan was thrust into civil war today when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed the east wing ...

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

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 ...