Today is the 49th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Mujib was assassinated along with all but two of his family members in the early hours of August 15, 1975, at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka, by a group of army personnel.

His daughters — Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana — survived the massacre as they were abroad at that time.

Mujib’s wife Fazilatunnesa Mujib, sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, and Sheikh Russell, daughters-in-law Sultana Kamal and Rosy Jamal, brother Sheikh Naser, nephew and youth leader Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni, his wife Arzu Moni, Mujib’s brother-in-law Abdur Rab Serniabat, his daughter Baby Serniabat, son Arif Serniabat, grandson Sukanta Abdullah Babu, Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu’s cousin Abdul Nayeem Khan Rintu, and Sheikh Mujib’s chief security officer Colonel Jamiluddin Ahmed were also killed by army personnel on the night.

The Awami League observes the day as mourning day.

The day was observed as a national mourning day in the past 16 years, when it was also a public holiday.

Following the fall of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has cancelled the holiday. 

BDST: 1200 HRS, AUGUST 15, 2024
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