The President of Bangladesh , Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , was assassinated in the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état by disgruntled Bangladesh Army officers led by Major Syed Faruque Rahman . Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led Bangladesh through the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war . He was the founding President of Bangladesh and leader of the Mujibnagar government ( the Bangladeshi government in exile ) . Following the Bangladesh famine of 1974 he formed a special security force , Rakhi Bahini , and created a one party state , BAKSAL . The measures taken by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were not popular in Bangladesh . Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was the Minister of Commerce in the cabinet of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . After the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman he , with the support of the army officers involved in the coup , declared himself the President of Bangladesh
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état