Indian media widely covered Bangabandhu's tragic death

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with most of his family members on 15 August 1975 by a group of derailed army officers who wanted to thwart Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.

A veil of grief and panic seized the whole country after Bangabandhu's assassination. Most of the local newspapers did not dare to write in favor of Bangabandhu back then. Even some newspapers published false reports on Bangabandhu.

However, the Indian media focused quite widely on Bangabandhu's assassination. A number of Indian newspapers expressed sadness over the death of Bangabandhu. Anandabazar Patrika, which is the most circulated Bengali newspaper in Kolkata, glorified Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman covering eight columns on its first page.

Anandabazar Patrika also stated that the Indian government was shocked at the murder of Bangabandhu. Moreover, this newspaper described the funeral of Bangabandhu at his village home.

India is Bangladesh's most vital ally. India profoundly cooperated with Bangladesh during the Liberation War of 1971. Many Indian soldiers got killed while fighting for Bangladesh's independence. More than ten million Bangladeshi refugees took shelter in India during 1971.

After Bangabandhu's assassination, anti-liberation quarters made evil attempts to distort history. However, Bangladesh came back on track when Awami League returned to power by winning the election of 1996.

Awami League won the elections of 2008, 2014 and 2018 too. Bangladesh has made massive progress during last several years under the capable leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana miraculously survived the killings on 15 August 1975 as they were abroad at that time.

Abdul Majed, One of the killers of Bangabandhu was executed in April 2020. Before his execution, he made a confessional statement which was transmitted by Channel I. A photojournalist of the Prime Minister’s Office shared this video clip on social media. Abdul Majed was a Captain when Bangabandhu’s murder took place. Abdul Majed confessed before his execution that conspiracies to kill Bangabandhu were being plotted since Bangabandhu came back to Bangladesh on 10 January 1972. The diabolic role played by Khandaker Mostaq and his accomplices became exposed through the killing of Bangabandhu.

Bangabandhu said in one of his speeches, “Everyone finds gold mine whereas I have found a mine of thieves.” Bangabandhu strongly condemned corruption, bribery, black money, abuse of power, financial irregularities in most of his speeches. If we look at present Bangladesh, we can see that there are banking scams and financial rackets going on.

These reprehensible things must be stopped and actions must be taken against loan scammers and financial fraudsters if the government is serious about building up the Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal) Bangabandhu had dreamed of.

The ghosts of Khandaker Mostaq are still around. It hurts the patriotic masses when people who do not believe in the ideology of Bangabandhu are seen holding high posts. These chameleons will have to be identified so that they cannot cause further damages to the country or cannot spoil the government’s honour.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working hard to upgrade Bangladesh in all regards. According to pro-liberation platforms, she will have to find out the hypocrites who pretend to be submissive to her but are actually working in a stealthy way to plunge the government into irreversible pitfalls.