How Bangladesh Is Rewriting Its History of 1971 Liberation War in School Textbooks
02 January 2025 | Firstpost
History is written by the victors, is the popular adage. And in Bangladesh, it is proving true with the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government now looking to rewrite the country’s history in school textbooks.
A Daily Star report states that textbooks in Bangladesh will now be changed to state that Ziaur Rahman — not ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — declared the country’s independence in 1971. Moreover, the textbooks have also removed Mujib’s title of ‘Father of the Nation’…