deaths
August 15, 1975
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (born 1920)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he led the country as its president and prime minister from 1972 until his assassination in a coup d'état in 1975. His nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism.
President of Bangladesh
President of Bangladesh (POB), officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
August 15
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 138 days remain until the end of the year.