Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Father of Bangladesh

The bravest son of Bangladesh. A peoples' leader who fought all his life for their political rights and dared anything on earth to achieve independence for the Bangalees. The great nationalist leader of Bangladesh who voiced the demands of the nation and won the victory against the Pakistani colonists.

Life: Bangabandhu

Year	Date/Month	Personal/Political Events
1920	Mar 17	Sheikh Mujib was born in Tungipara village in the district of Faridpur (presently Gopalganj)
1938		Imprisoned for his nationalist speech in political gathering
1940		During a visit by the state minister Mr Fazlul Haque and minister of food Mr Suhrawardi to the Gopalganj School, Sheikh Mujib, with few other students, blocked their way in demand of the government initiative for the improvement of the school. The leaders accepted his demands.
1946		Elected the General Secretary of the central students' union of Calcutta Islamia College
1947		Formed the East Pakistan Muslim Students' League
1947	Nov	First use of the name "Bangladesh' in the conference of students' league in Narayanganj.
1949	June 23	Elected as the founder joint secretary of the Awami Muslim League from prison. Released in July and was immediately imprisoned for hunger strike
1952		Hunger strike in Dhaka Central Jail in supporting the cause of the martyrs of the language movement.
1953		Taken over the responsibility of the General Secretary of Awami League
1954		A new ministry was formed on 12 May 1954 by the Chief Minister Fazlul Haque and Sheikh Mujib was inducted as the youngest member of the cabinet.
1954	May 30	The central government dissolved Fazlul Haque's cabinet, imposed direct rule and arrested their arch enemy, Sheikh Mujib. He was released on December 18.
1955	Sept	Turned "Muslim Awami League" into a non-communal political party by deleting the word "Muslim" from its official name.
1956	June 2	Governor's rule was lifted and election of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held in the same month. Sheikh Mujib was elected a member of the Constituent Assembly.
1956	Sept	Minister for trade, industry and anti-corruption in the ministry formed by Ataur Rahman Khan.
1957	May	Resigned from the ministry in order to commit himself to organizational work for the party.
1958	October	Arrested by the military dictator General Ayub Khan on 12 false charges.
1966	Feb5, 6	In the national conference for the opposition political parties in Lahore, Sheikh Mujib first pronounced the historic six point demands. Arrested again
1968	January	While serving long term jail sentences, the Pakistani military dictator brought charges of high treason against Sheikh Mujib. They accused Sheikh Mujib of conspiring with senior army and civil officials to overthrow the government. The trial started under a special tribunal and the case became famous as Agartala Conspiracy Case.
1969	Feb 22	The protest against the so-called Agartala conspiracy case slowly gained momentum and the huge mass upsurge of February brought the downfall of Gen Ayub Khan and withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case as well as the release of Sheikh Mujib and other co-accused.
1969	Feb 23	The people gave an unprecedented reception to Sheikh Mujib and he was accorded the title "Bangabandhu"- friend of Banga (Bengal).
1969	Dec 5	In the death anniversary of Suhrawardi, Sheikh Mujib announced that the name of the independent East Pakistan would be Bangladesh.
1970	Dec 7	In the general election of Pakistan, Awami Leage won 167 seats out of 169 in East Pakistan.
1971	Jan 3	Awami League inaugurated the oath of the elected members of parliament in the Race Course ground. The six points were declared a must for the people of East Pakistan
1971	Mar 3	In protest to Gen Yahyah Khan's deliberate refusal to hand over political power, Sheikh Mujib declared the cancellation of the session of the National Council. Under the leadership of Sheikh Mujib, all Bangalees vehemently opposed Yahya's dictatorial intervention into national politics.
1971	Mar 7	The historical speech upholding the promise for the liberation of the Bangalees........this is our fight for liberation, this is our fight for independence.............Joy Bangla
1971	Mar 25	Pakistan army unleashed its barbaric attack on the unprepared Bangalees in the dead of the night. Official declaration of independence via wireless from his residence, 32 Dhanmondi Road, just before he was captured by the Pakistani occupation forces
1971	April 17	Formation of the Mujibnagar (provisional) government in Meherpur and Sheikh Mujib was elected as president. Syed Nazrul Islam was elected as the acting president and Tajuddin Ahmed as the prime minister.
1972	Jan 8	Release from Pakistan Military prison.
1972	Jan 10	Return to independent Bangladesh.
1972	Jan 12	Commencement of parliamentary democracy. Elected as the Prime Minister. Promise to presented the nation with a modern constitution in ten months.
1973	Mar 7	General Election. Formed the government again
1973	May 23	Awarded Julie Curie medal for peace
1974	Sept 28	Address in the general assembly of the UN in Bangla
1975	Jan 25	Formation of BKSAL (Bangladesh Krisak Sramik Awami League) for economic restructuring.
1975	Aug 15	Assassinated by a band of artillery forces led by Col Faruque and Col Rashid and on instructions from Khondaker Mustak Ahmed. In the same afternoon his dead body was taken to Tungipara, his place of birth, by the coup leaders and was given a hasty burial.

Personal Information

Father	Sheikh Lutfur Rahman
Mother	Sahera Begum
Wife	Begum Fazilatun Nesa
Children	Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Zamal, Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Russell

Education

Year	Degree	Institution
1942	SSC	The Mission High School, Faridpur
1944	HSC	Fridpur
1947	BA	Calcutta Islamia College (History & Political Science)
1949	LAW	As a student of Law Department, Dhaka university, Sheikh Mujib was arrested as he supported the strike called by the 4th class employees of Dhaka university. The university authority fined him for his involvement in worker's politics. As Sheikh Mujib saw their strike legitimate, he refused to pay the fine and consequently was withdrawn from the university.

Jesus of '75

Tank maneuverings on 16 August to silence peoples' protest following the assassination of Sheikh Mujib

Mujib, his family & neighbors: victims of the military coup of 15 August, 1975

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	Begum Fazilatun Nesa
Sheikh Kamal	Sultana Kamal
Sheikh Jamal	Parveen Jamal
Sheikh Russell	Abu Naser
Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni (nephew)	Begum Arju Moni (Moni's wife)
Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmed (security chief)	Sukanta Babu
Abdur Rob Serniabad	Baby Serniabad
Arif Serniabad	Shahid Serniabad
Nephew of Serniabad	SI Siddiqur Rahman
Nayeem Khan Rintu	4 caretakers
3 guests	5 in neighboring Mohammedpur area killed by artillery shells (Shahabuddin, Amiruddin,Nasima, Rijia and Rasheda)

The list of the killers

Khandaker Mustak	Taheruddin Thakur
Lt Colonel Farooq	Lt Col A Rashid (Libya)
Lt Col Noor (Germany)	Lt Col SH Dalim (Lybia)
Lt Col AA Pasha	Lt Col Rashed Chow (USA)
Maj A Sharful Hossain	Maj Mohiuddin Ahmed
Capt Abdul Majid (No trace)	Capt Kismat Hashem
Maj Bazlul Huda	Capt Nazmul Ansari
Ris Muslehuddin Khan (India)	AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed (USA)

The Murder of young Sheikh Russell

Unlike the assassins of Alende of Chili, who only killed Alende but spared his family members and relatives, the assassins of Sheikh Mujib killed 31 people besides Sheikh Mujib. They killed his pregnant daughter-in-laws and did not even spare his 8 year old son, Sheikh Russell. So far we knew that the artillery soldiers shot the Sheikh Mujib family as instructed by their officers. But Dr Wajed Myan's account on the murder of Sheikh Russell shows that the artillery officers were personally involved in the massacre: "..................Russell ran down to take shelter among the people put already in line at gun point for execution. Abdur Rahman Roma, who looked after Russell for years, was holding his hand. A little later one of the soldiers took Russell from Roma to send him out of the house. Russell, frightened to death, burst into tears and begged for life: "For God's sake please don't kill me. I'll be forever your servant if you let me live. My Hasu apa (sister Sheikh Haisna) and brother-in-law live in Germany. I beg you, please send me to Hasu apa and my brother-in-law in Germany." Moved by Russell's tears, the said soldier hid Russell in the sentry box at the main gate of the house. Half an hour later, a major seeing Russell hiding there, took him upstairs and killed Russell in cold blood by shooting on his head with his revolver."

Dr Wajed Miyan: Some events involving Sheikh Mujib and Bangladesh

An Appeal

The killers of Sheikh Mujib haven't killed Mujib and his family only, they axed the very foundation of the democratic system of governance. Its a blow to the civilized norms. Muktadhra appeals to the world to help the government of Bangladesh in finding the absconding killers and putting them to justice.