Answer to Question #249273 in History for Ebrahim

Question

Political Ideology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman According to "Asomapto Attojiboni'(The Unfinished Memoirs).

Answer 1

25 January 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman introduced the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment abolished the parliamentary system of government in the country and introduced the Bakshal system. The bill was passed in Parliament within 15 minutes of its introduction. The Bakshal system was a presidential system. On 24

February 1975, President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dissolved other political parties and formed a national political party called 'Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League' (Bakshal). Bangabandhu himself became the chairman of this party and M Mansur Ali became the secretary. In December 1974, the then Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman limited the powers of the legal and judicial departments and banned all newspapers except four government-backed

newspapers (Dainik Ittefaq, Bangladesh Times, Dainik Bangla, Bangladesh Observer).On 24

February 1975, Sheikh Mujib abolished all political parties to form Bakshal. Breaking the tradition of British and Pakistani times, members of the civil bureaucracy and the armed forces joined the party. Civil society, intellectuals and all political parties oppose it. And some people could not accept Bakshal, so they conspired with foreigners. In August 1975, Sheikh Mujib and most of his family members were assassinated by middle ranking army officers. The new government was formed under the leadership of Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed, a former ally of Sheikh Mujib. Some ministers in the Mujib government joined Mushtaq Ahmed's cabinet.