Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s economic philosophy gives equal importance to public and private sectors and co-operatives in terms of ownership of industries, said Binayak Sen, director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), yesterday.

The birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17, 1920, was a momentous occasion that coincided with the changing contours of the subcontinent.

Veteran British journalist Mark Tully, at an event marking historic March 7, said Bangabandhu’s speech galvanized Bangalees to fight for their independence.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic March 7.

President Abdul Hamid today convened the special session of parliament scheduled for November 8 marking Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The authorities of Dhaka University have terminated a professor from his job on charges of distorting the country’s history and defaming Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The High Court today formed a three-member committee to enquire into the allegation of attempting to misappropriate money by changing the copyright and intellectual property rights of two books published on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das today described Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the founder of modern Bangladesh and one of the most influential and courageous leaders of the 20th century.

Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has described Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as “an icon in the struggle for the independence of Bangladesh, and a personification of the principles of freedom and equity”.

India today said the visit by its Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was “useful” in discussing specific initiatives in several key areas of mutual interest and also reflected the priority India accords to Bangladesh as part of its neighbourhood first policy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring smiles on the faces of the distressed people of this country as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by giving them a better lifestyle.

The law ministry has decided to organise several programmes at the district judgeships and upazila sub-registry offices across the country in order to observe National Mourning Day on August 15.

The UN Postal Administration, jointly with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York, has issued a set of commemorative stamps as a tribute to UN peacekeepers and marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Locals and Awami League activists in Sonargaon of Narayanganj have expressed dissatisfaction as Captain Abdul Majed, who was hanged for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members, was buried in the upazila early today.

Captain Abdul Majed, convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has filed a mercy petition today appealing against his death sentence.

A Dhaka Court has issued a death warrant for Captain Abdul Majed in connection with the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the great leader.

“The killers’ bullets took away the Father of the Nation. They tried to erase his name from the history of Bangladesh.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home-coming day is celebrated at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, capital of India, with diplomats and other staff paying rich tributes to the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh.

The Jatiya Sangsad is to hold a two-day long special session beginning from March 22 to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary.