Sheikh mujibur rahman birth history

Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur (1920-1975) Father of the nation and first president of Bangladesh (26 March 1971 to 11 January 1972). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on 17 March 1920 in the village Tungipara under Gopalganj subdivision in the district of Faridpur. His father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman was a serestadar in the civil court of Gopalganj. Mujib, the third among six brothers and sisters, had his primary education in the local Gimadanga School. His early education suffered for about four years due to eye problems. He passed his Matriculation from Gopalganj Missionary School in 1942, Intermediate of Arts from Calcutta Islamia College in 1944 and BA from the same college in 1947.

Mujib showed the potential of leadership since his school life. While a student of Gopalganj Missionary School, AK Fazlul Huq, the then Chief Minister of Bengal, came to visit the school (1938). The young Mujib is said to have organized an agitation in order to impress the chief minister about the depressed situation of the region. While a student in Islamia College he was elected general secretary of the College Students Union in 1946. He was an activist of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League and a member of the All India Muslim League Council from 1943 onwards. In politics he had been a f

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladeshi revolutionary advocate statesman (1920–1975)

"Bangabandhu" and "Mujibur Rahman" flow away here. Present other uses, see Bangabandhu (disambiguation) scold Mujibur Rahman (disambiguation).

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Portrait, c. 1950
In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975
Prime Minister	Muhammad Mansur Ali
Preceded by	Mohammad Mohammadullah
Succeeded by	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (usurper)[a]
In office 17 Apr 1971 – 12 Jan 1972
Prime Minister	Tajuddin Ahmed
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
In office 12 January 1972 – 24 January 1975
President
Preceded by	Tajuddin Ahmad
Succeeded by	Muhammad Mansur Ali
In office 7 Stride 1972 – 15 Revered 1975
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jahangir Mohammad Adel
In office 26 March 1971 – 18 January 1974
General Secretary
Preceded by	Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish
Succeeded by	A. H. M Qamaruzzaman
Born	(1920-03-17)17 March 1920 Tungipara, Bengal, Island India
Died	15 Grand 1975(1975-08-15) (aged 55) Dacca, Bangladesh
Manner of death	Assassination
Resting place	M • Today we celebrates tha birthday celebration of the father of nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This national holiday in Bangladesh is observed on March 17th each year. This holiday may also be known as 'Father of the Nation's birth anniversary' and it commemorates the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is regarded as the father of the nation of Bangladesh and is popularly known as Bangabandhu ("Friend of Bengal"). History of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in Tungipara village on March 17th 1920. He was the third among four daughters and two sons of his parents - Sheikh Lutfur Rahman and Saira Khatun. From his days as a student, Rahman developed an interest in politics becoming an influential figure in the Muslim League, which advocated the creation of a separate Islamic state from India. In the 1970 general elections in Pakistan, the Awami League, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won an overall majority, but the West Pakistani regime was reluctant to hand over power. The resulting power struggle led to Rahman declaring Bangladesh's independence on March 26th 1971 and marked the start of the War of Independence. In November 1970, India entered the war, supporting East Pakistan. This led to victory for East Pakistan on December 16th