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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

• Born: 17 March 1920 at village of Tungipara in Gopalganj District (south-west of Dhaka)
• Died: 15 August 1975, Dhaka (aged 55)
• Profession: Awami League politician and the founding leader of Bangladesh
• National contribution: First President and second Prime Minister of Bangladesh; First to rename 'East Pakistan' to 'Bangla Desh' (Land of Bengal); First Constitution of Bangladesh written under his leadership.
• Recognition: Honorary title of 'Bangabandhu' (Friend of Bengal) & 'Jathir Jonok/Pitha' (Father of the Nation)
• Hasani? Didn't know that! 5 ft 11" tall. Spoke in Bangla during United Nations

Timeline of few major events in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life

• 1934 - Eye injury nearly makes him blind
• 1939 - Meets Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy for the first time
• 1942 - (Officially) marries cousin Begum Fazilatunnesa
• 4 January 1948 - Co-finds East Pakistan Muslim Chhatro (Students) League
• 17 March 1948 - Support for Dhaka University's employee rights
• 26 March 1949 - Expelled from Dhaka University
• 23 June 1949 - Appointed Joint Secretary of newly formed East Pakistan Awami Muslim League
• 14 February 1952 - Hunger strikes from jail during Bhasha Andolon
• June 1954 - Jailed for 7 months after Jukta Front win election
• 21 October 1955 - 1966 - Re-elected General Secretary of Awami League
• 11 October 1958 - Held as political prisoner for 14 months
• 1 March 1966 - Elected President of Awami League
• 1966 - Arrested numerous times for advocating 6-Dafa (Six Point movement)
• 1968 - 22 February 1969 - Arrested and tried in 'Agartala Shorjontro Mamla' (Agartala Conspiracy Case)

• 23 February 1969 - Tofail Ahmed gives honorary title of "Bangabandhu" (Friend of Bengal)
• 7 December 1970 - Leads Awami League to landslide victory in General Election
• 7 March 1971 - Addresses over a million Bengali crowd with historic "Ebarer Sangram" speech in Ramna Racecourse, Dhaka
• 26 March 1971 - Arrested at the start of Muktijuddho and jailed in West Pakistan for nine-and-half months
• 8 January 1972 - Released from prison in Pakistan. Returns to independent Bangladesh two days later
• 12 January 1972 - Steps down as President and becomes Prime Minister
• 1973 - Leads Awami League to victory in Bangladesh's first ever General Election
• 24 September 1974 - Addresses General Assembly of the United Nations in Bangla
• 25 January 1975 - Becomes self-appointed President and replaces all political parties with BAKSAL
• 15 August 1975 - Assassinated in his home in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, along with most of his family

Early life of "khoka"

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in the village of Tungipara, Gopalganj district, at a time when travelling from Faridpur to Gopalganj, a mere 40 miles distance, would take over a day. He was the third child of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sayera Khatun. His mum and dad were paternal cousin - his nana (maternal grandfather), Sheikh Abdul Majid, was the elder brother of his dada (paternal grandfather), Sheikh Abdul Hamid. His grandfathers also had a young brother named Sheikh Abdul Rashid, known fondly by the ruling English as 'Khan Saheb', which is what the locals called him.
His nana had no sons and only had four daughters, thus he married off his youngest daughter Sayera Khatun to his bhatiza (brother's son) Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and gave her all the property. However, Lutfar Rahman was forced to leave education to provide food for the wider family. In those days Muslims had a tough time finding jobs. Ultimately, he managed to get a position in the Dewani court (Gopalganj civil court) where he eventually became a sherestedar (an officer responsible for record-keeping). The house that Sheikh Mujib grew up in was built by his father himself.
Sheikh Mujib had one brother, Sheikh Naser, and four sisters and his parents used to call him "khoka" (little boy) out of affection.

When he was seven years old Sheikh Mujib began his schooling at Gimadanga Primary School, and two years later was entered into 'Class Three' at Gopalganj Public School. However, he survived a severe infection at an early age that had left him with a weakened heart. In 1931, he entered Class Four at Madaripur Islamia High School, but the teenager had to be withdrawn from school in 1934, aged 14, to undergo eye surgery on one of his eye or risk becoming blind. He was admitted to Calcutta Medical College Hospital for the emergency eye operation.