The Government of Bangladesh has revoked its previous decision to cancel the Swadhinata Padak (posthumous) given to Ziaur Rahman in 2003. The government in 2016 cancelled Ziaur Rahman's Swadhinata ...
Bangladesh is rewriting its textbooks for primary and secondary students stating that it was Ziaur Rahman and not Mujibur Rahman who declared the independence of the neighbouring nation in 1971.
It has also revoked the decision to cancel the Independence Award previously given to former President Ziaur Rahman. The Cabinet Division announced this in a notification on Tuesday. According to the ...
On March 26, 1971, Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh, and on March 27, he made another declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu', a Daily Star report reads.