Mohammad Yunus
Dhaka: India’s neighboring country Bangladesh wants to change its history. In this sequence, new textbooks have been released in Bangladesh. It is told in these books that Ziaur Rehman had declared the country’s independence in 1971. In the books till now, the credit for this has been given to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This information has been given in a news in the media. In the news of ‘Daily Star’ newspaper it has been said that many changes have been made in the new textbooks of primary and secondary students.
The title of ‘Father of the Nation’ was removed
The title of ‘Father of the Nation’ for Mujibur Rahman has also been removed from the textbooks. The report quoted National Curriculum and Textbook Board Chairman Professor AKM Riazul Hasan as saying that the new textbooks for the academic year 2025 will mention that “On March 26, 1971, Ziaur Rahman had declared the independence of Bangladesh and on March 27, He made another declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu.”
What did the author and researcher say
Rakhal Raha, a writer and researcher who was involved in the process of revising the textbooks, reportedly said that she attempted to rid the textbooks of “exaggerated, imposed history”. Those who revised the textbooks found that it contained fact-based information. It was not known that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had sent the wireless message (about the declaration of independence) while he was under arrest by the Pakistani Army, and so they decided to delete it.
Also know
It has been said in the news that earlier in the text books from class 1 to 10, the information about who declared independence has been changed according to the party in power. It is widely believed among Awami League supporters that Mujibur Rahman had made the announcement and that Ziaur Rahman, a major in the army, had merely read out the announcement on Mujib’s instructions. Rahman later became the sector commander of the liberation war.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s picture removed from notes
Earlier, Bangladesh had decided to start the process of removing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s picture from its paper currency by taking the old notes out of circulation. This step was taken after the removal of Mujibur Rahman’s daughter Sheikh Hasina from the post of Prime Minister on August 5. After Hasina visited India, statues and photographs of Mujibur Rahman were targeted. The interim government had also canceled the national holiday declared for August 15 on the anniversary of Mujibur Rahman’s assassination. (Language)
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