Mujib not the Father of the Nation, but we acknowledge his role in independence: Nahid
The NCP leader labeled the "Father of the Nation" title as a "fascist tool" manufactured by the Awami League to silence dissent
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is not the Father of the Nation, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam said in a post on Facebook today (15 August).
"We acknowledge his role and sacrifices in winning independence, but we also remember the national tragedy that unfolded under his rule," he said.
In the post, Nahid claimed that under Mujib's rule, Bangladesh became a "tributary state of India" and that the "anti-people Constitution of 1972" was imposed, laying the groundwork for "looting, political killings, and the one-party BAKSAL dictatorship".
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He further alleged that the Awami League's political ideology is rooted in "Mujib worship and Liberation War worship", which he calls "political idolatry" used to "oppress the people, plunder the nation, and divide citizens into first-class and second-class".
Nahid asserted that the "Liberation War was the struggle of all the people".
He argued that for decades, the Awami League has treated Bangladesh as its "ancestral property", using Mujib's name to justify corruption and repression.
He stated that the mass uprising of 2024 "shattered this landlordism" and that no person, family, or ideology will ever again be allowed to impose fascism.
The NCP leader labeled the "Father of the Nation" title as a "fascist tool" manufactured by the Awami League to silence dissent.
"Bangladesh belongs equally to all its citizens, and no single person can claim ownership of its birth or its future," reads the post.
Defining "Mujibism" as a "fascist ideology", Nahid claims it is responsible for enforced disappearances, killings, rape, systematic human rights violations, and the plundering of the nation's wealth.
He also accused it of promoting "Islamophobia, communalism, and the grabbing of minority lands", as well as "selling national sovereignty to foreign powers".
"Mujibism is a living danger. Defeating it demands political, ideological, and cultural resistance," he wrote.
Nahid concluded by stating that their struggle is to build a sovereign, democratic republic where "no party, no dynasty, and no leader stands above the people".
