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National Mourning Day in Bangladesh - August 15
August 19 , 2020
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- It commemorates the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, known as the 'Father of the Nation' on this day in 1975.
- Often referred to as 'Mujib' or 'Sheikh Mujib', he is regarded as the prime architect of the independent nation, Bangladesh.
- Mujib began his political career in 1949 as a co-founder of the Awami League.
- In January 1972 Mujib became the country’s first prime minister.
- Mujib and most of his family members were assassinated during a military coup on August 15th 1975.
- One of his survived daughters, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, is the current prime minister of Bangladesh.
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