Accepting the responsibility for distorting the Liberation War history in a book titled 'Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash', its editor Shuvankar Saha offered unconditional apology before the High Court on Tuesday.
Shuvankar Saha, also the executive director of the Bangladesh Bank formally apologized before the bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali which set April 9 for the next hearing.
The court also sought a detailed report on the confiscations of old editions of the book, 'Bangladesh Banker Itihash', within April 9.
The High Court on February 19 ordered the confiscation of all the copies of the book from the market after a probe panel constituted following the court’s directives found the evidences of history distortion in the book published by the Bangladesh Bank.
The probe report said the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu had named the central bank as 'Bangladesh Bank' which was established in 1972. But his photo was absent in the book.
The publication of photos of then Pakistan President Ayub Khan and East Pakistan Governor Monem Khan, demeaned Bangladesh's independence and the Liberation War, it added.
'Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash' was published in December 2017, which drew huge flak due to the absence of the image of Bangabandhu.