A biography on the life and career of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was launched at the Kolkata Book Fair on Monday.
The book, “From Rebel to Founding Father: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” features historic events associated with the political birth of Bangladesh under Bangabandhu’s leadership. Written by Syed Badrul Ahsan, the book has been published by leading Indian Publisher Niyogi Books.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Education Minister of West Bengal Bratya Basu said the book on the life and career of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a crucial document to enlighten today’s generation about Bangabandhu’s contribution in the politics of South Asia.
Renowned author and actor Barun Chanda said the book not only reflected on the rise of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman but also the history of Bangladesh that he led towards freedom.
The story of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Shakespearean tragedy, he said.
The book highlights the journey of father of the nation from a fervent worker of the All-India Muslim League before the partition in 1947 to a far-sighted secular politician and eventually statesman by the mid-1960s.
Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata Abida Islam, scholar Krishna Bose and writer and historian Sugata Bose also attended the launching ceremony among others.
