The National Consensus Commission has said it is “considering” a proposal to remove Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portraits from public and private institutions. To that end, the commission has sent letters to political parties, seeking their views by Saturday. “We received the letter from the Consensus Commission on Thursday,” said Mustafizur Rahman Iran, chairman of the Bangladesh Labour Party. The debate over whether portraits should remain in public and private institutions resurfaced after Aug 5 last year. Nearly two weeks later, on Nov 24, Bangabandhu’s portrait was also removed from the conference room of the Nirbachan Bhaban.

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2025 20:03 UTC