Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu)
- Born: 17 March 1920 at village of Tungipara in Gopalganj District (south-west of Dhaka)
- Died: 15 August 1975, Dhaka (aged 55)
- Profession: Awami League politician and the founding leader of Bangladesh
- National contribution: First President and second Prime Minister of Bangladesh; First to rename 'East Pakistan' to 'Bangla Desh' (Land of Bengal); First Constitution of Bangladesh written under his leadership.
- Recognition: Honorary title of 'Bangabandhu' (Friend of Bengal) & 'Jathir Jonok/Pitha' (Father of the Nation)
- Hasani? Didn't know that! 5 ft 11" tall. Spoke in Bangla during United Nations
Biography
- Early life of 'Khoka', Socially-driven and sport-mad teenager, inspired by Suhrawardy in politics
- Family
- Co-founded Purbo Pakistan Muslim Chhatro League (East Pakistan Muslim Students League) to protest in Bhasha Andolon, Jukta Front membership
- Co-find and revitalise Awami League, year of historical '6-Dafa Karmasuchi', Agartala Shorjontro Mamla conspiracy
- 'Bangabandhu' (Friend of Bengal) title by Tofail Ahmed, life behind bars
- Denied premiership in 1970 election, voice of thunder during Muktijuddho (Bangladesh Liberation War)
- Return of Bangabandhu, re-building a broken nation
- Embracing the 'enemy', Sheikh family, downfall
- Assassination
Legacy
- Criticism, voted greatest Bengali in BBC poll, Jatiyo Shuwk Dibosh & Jail Hoitta Dibosh
- Bangabandhu Smriti Jadughar (Memorial Museum), Bangabandhu Jatiyo (National) Stadium
- "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall" at Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC)
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Timeline of few major events in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life
- 1934 - Eye injury nearly makes him blind
- 1939 - Meets Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy for the first time
- 1942 - (Officially) marries cousin Begum Fazilatunnesa
- 4 January 1948 - Co-finds East Pakistan Muslim Chhatro (Students) League
- 17 March 1948 - Support for Dhaka University's employee rights
- 26 March 1949 - Expelled from Dhaka University
- 23 June 1949 - Appointed Joint Secretary of newly formed East Pakistan Awami Muslim League
- 14 February 1952 - Hunger strikes from jail during Bhasha Andolon
- June 1954 - Jailed for 7 months after Jukta Front win election
- 21 October 1955 - 1966 - Re-elected General Secretary of Awami League
- 11 October 1958 - Held as political prisoner for 14 months
- 1 March 1966 - Elected President of Awami League
- 1966 - Arrested numerous times for advocating 6-Dafa (Six Point movement)
- 1968 - 22 February 1969 - Arrested and tried in 'Agartala Shorjontro Mamla' (Agartala Conspiracy Case)
- 23 February 1969 - Tofail Ahmed gives honorary title of "Bangabandhu" (Friend of Bengal)
- 7 December 1970 - Leads Awami League to landslide victory in General Election
- 7 March 1971 - Addresses over a million Bengali crowd with historic "Ebarer Sangram" speech in Ramna Racecourse, Dhaka
- 26 March 1971 - Arrested at the start of Muktijuddho and jailed in West Pakistan for nine-and-half months
- 8 January 1972 - Released from prison in Pakistan. Returns to independent Bangladesh two days later
- 12 January 1972 - Steps down as President and becomes Prime Minister
- 1973 - Leads Awami League to victory in Bangladesh's first ever General Election
- 24 September 1974 - Addresses General Assembly of the United Nations in Bangla
- 25 January 1975 - Becomes self-appointed President and replaces all political parties with BAKSAL
- 15 August 1975 - Assassinated in his home in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, along with most of his family