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Newspapers Black Day observed

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

Type: NEWS_REPORT
Document: Not stated
Jurisdiction: Not stated
Published: 15 Jun 2026
Accessed: 16 Aug 2026
Verification: Reviewed

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Historical report describing the 1975 closure of most newspapers under the BAKSAL government led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the resulting press-freedom criticism.

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1975 closure of most newspapers
BAKSAL press restrictions
Newspaper Black Day historical context

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Founding leader of Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 1947-1975

A central figure in the language movement, the autonomy movement, the 1971 Liberation War, and the formation of Bangladesh; after independence he led a war-damaged state through parliamentary government before the 1975 shift to presidential and one-party rule.

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