south-asia
A Silent March 7 as Bangladesh Rethinks Mujib's Legacy After the Uprising
Bangladesh marked the anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic 1971 speech that mobilised the nation for the Liberation War in unusual silence this year. For many young Bangladeshis, his political legacy is less about independence than with the shutdowns, arrests, brutality and killings under his successors.Mar 07 2026