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Bangladesh’s New Textbooks Credit Ziaur Rahman for Independence Declaration

Bangladesh has introduced revised school textbooks for the 2025 academic year, sparking widespread debate over the narrative of the country’s 1971 independence. The updated textbooks now credit Ziaur Rahman, the late husband of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia, with declaring the nation’s independence. This marks a significant shift...