Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's cult of personality

[11] Hasina was criticised for overemphasising the role of her father and the Awami League in securing Bangladeshi independence at the cost of sidelining other prominent figures and political parties of the time.

[13][14] Many events commemorating the birth-centenary of Mujib in his lifetime were launched by the Hasina administration, including an official biopic in collaboration with the Indian government.

The Hasina government converted Mujib's residence in the capital city of Dhaka, where he & his family was assassinated by military personnel in 1975, into a memorial museum.

[17] Critics state that Hasina utilises the personality cult around her father to justify her own authoritarianism, crackdown on political dissent & democratic backsliding of the country.

[25] On 17 January 2025, the Advisory Council of the Interim Government of Bangladesh approved the name change of 13 public universities, agreeing to the proposal of the Ministry of Education.