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Sheikh Mujib's 51st death anniv today
Published : Saturday, 15 August, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Bangladesh marks the 51st death anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Saturday amid changed political circumstances and the cancellation of official mourning programs.
August 15 marks the 51st death anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1975, Sheikh Mujib and most of his family members were brutally assassinated, writing a dark chapter in history.
A total of 26 people, including Bangabandhu, his family, and close relatives, were killed that night. His daughters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana survived as they were in West Germany at the time.
On the night of August 15, 1975, assassins killed Sheikh Mujib at his Dhanmondi residence alongside his wife Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, and 10-year-old Sheikh Russel, and daughters-in-law Sultana Kamal and Rosy Jamal. Mujib's only brother, Sheikh Abu Nasser, was also murdered.
Security officer Colonel Jamil, SB officer Siddiqur Rahman, and army member Syed Mahbubul Huq - who rushed to the residence after receiving Bangabandhu's call - were also killed.
Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, during the July uprising, the interim government canceled the National Mourning Day public holiday.
However, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, 2024, the house at Dhanmondi 32 was demolished, halting public mourning events. Since then, the banned Awami League and its affiliate organizations lost the opportunity to pay homage there.
The destroyed structure at Dhanmondi 32 remains untouched under the current government.
-SA
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