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World Service,14 Oct 1997,13 mins

Bangladesh

History Today

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1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a national hero, with the help of Indian troops he fought for independence from Pakistan. On 15 August ,1975, a group of army officers killed him. Why?

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