1938
February 14, 1938
Sheikh Mujib’s prison experiences began when he was eighteen years of age in 1938 and continued still he was 52 years of age in 1972. During the 25 years of Pakistani rule Mujib spent 12 years in prison and faced death sentences twice. For the first Mujib was sent to…
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February 14, 1940
Once again Sheikh Mujib was arrested for delivering a fiery protest speech at Gopalganj High School. However he was immediately released without any charges against him. He was arrested for an alleged fire incident at a public meeting in Gopalganj during the visit of Hossain Shaheed Surhwardy and Abbul…
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March 11, 1948
Sheikh Mujib was arrested at the gate of the Secretariat in Dhaka for picketing in favour of Bengali Language Demand Day on 11 March 1948. Along with approximately 75 others he was sent to the jail. However they were released on 15 March as result of an agreement between the…
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April 19, 1949
On 19 April 1949 Mujib was arrested for barricading the residence of the Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University in support of the demands of the Class Four employees (un-skilled/semi-skilled) of the University for pay increase. He was detained at Dhaka Jail and he was fined 15 taka for taking part…
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January 1, 1950
On 1 January 1951 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was arrested under the Security Prisoner Act. The reasons for the arrest was alleged engagement in clash with the police during a hunger strike in Fulbaria Railway Station on 11 October 19149. After a court hearing in 1951 Sheikh Mujib was given 3…
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May 30, 1954
Bangabandhu was arrested on 30 May 1954 from his Minto Road home and taken to the police station for questioning about him travelling to Karachi via Kolkata and detained in Dhaka Central Jail. Sheikh Mujib was arrested again on 16 June 1954 and served 8 months in the prison…
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October 7, 1958
On 7 October 1958 General Ayub Khan declared Martial Law and outlawed all political activities in Pakistan. On 12 October Bangabandhu was arrested from his home in Segunbagicha and sent to Dhaka central Jail. He was detained in jail for 14 months without any charges. At end of 14…
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February 6, 1962
Sheikh Mujib was arrested once more under the Public Security Act on 6 February 1962 and release on 18 June 1962.
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December 3, 1964
Whilst campaigning for the all party presidential candidate Fatema Jinnah during the presidential election, Mujib was arrested on 3 December 1964 and kept in the prison until the end of the election.
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January 28, 1966
Sheikh Mujib was sent to the prison on 28 January 1966 for two cases filed against him by the state for delivering seditious speeches. He served one year in jail, however he later was able secure interim bail from the High Court. Whilst travelling around the country to build…
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January 28, 1968
Upon release from the prison on 28 January 1968, Sheikh Mujib was arrested at the Jail-gate by the Pakistani army and taken to the Cantonment in Kurmitola, Dhaka. He was kept in confinement in the officers’ mess of the Punjab Regiment in the Cantonment. For over six months there…
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March 25, 1971
In the darkest hours on 25 March Pakistan army launched “Operation Searchlight” to suppress the Bengali uprising. This is how General Niazi described the event of 25th March, “On the night between 25/26 March 1971, General Tikka Khan struck. Peaceful night was turned into a time of wailing, crying and…
Read moreSources: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Unfinished Memoirs, the University Press Limited, 2012. Syed Muhammed Hussain, Banglar Katha (Bengali), Muktadhara, 1986. Monaem Saker, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Jiban O Raniti (Bengali), Bangla Academy 2008, Muntassir Mamoon, Bangabandhupedia, Shishu Academy 2013, M.A. Wazed Miah, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibkey Ghirey Kichhu Ghantana O Bangladesh (Bengali) , the University Press Limited 2000. Syed Badru Ahsan, From Rebel to Founding Father, Niyogi Books, 2014.