Bye Bye, Bangladesh Holiday: Nation Ditches August 15th Celebration of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Death
Delightfully Offbeat: Cancelled National Holiday in Bangladesh What Happened? On Tuesday, Bangladesh’s interim government made the surprising decision to cancel a national holiday on August 15. This date marks the assassination of the country’s founder and former prime minister, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also the father of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A…