Bangladesh is rewriting its textbooks for primary and secondary students stating that it was Ziaur Rahman and not Mujibur Rahman who declared the independence of the neighbouring nation in 1971.

"Had it been occurred, I must knew it, because I was with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at that night," he added. "Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence on March 26," he claimed. Siraj ...

The revised textbooks will attribute the declaration of independence in 1971 to Ziaur Rahman instead of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They have also eliminated Mujib's title as 'Father of ...