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Bangladesh’s interim government has dropped the “Father of the Nation” title for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as it amended a legislation, revising the definition of freedom fighter, according to media reports
According to PTI, The move comes a few days after the Muhammad Yunus-led government dropped the portrait of the country’s founding father and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s father Mujibur Rahman from new currency notes.
The interim government has amended the National Freedom Fighters Council Act, “altering” the definition of freedom fighter, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued the related ordinance on Tuesday night, it said.
The amendment to the law also “modifies the term ‘Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’”, the report said.
According to bdnews24.com portal, “The words ‘Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’ and portions of the law that mentioned the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have been deleted.”
The Daily Star newspaper reported that the ordinance also makes slight changes to the definition of the Liberation War.
“The new definition of Liberation War drops the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The previous one mentioned that the war was waged responding to Bangabandhu’s call for independence,” it said.
