Wazed was born in wartime Dhaka during the Bangladesh Liberation War on 27 July 1971 . His parents were nuclear scientist Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah and Sheikh Hasina Wazed , the daughter of nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . His birth during the war and subsequent victory of Bangladesh lead to him being nicknamed by his grandfather as '' Joy '' ( meaning " Victory " in Bengali ) . In August 1975 , his grandparents and uncles were assassinated during a military coup in Bangladesh ; he and his mother , father and aunt survived as they were visiting West Germany . The family was barred by the military regime from entering the country until 1981 . After returning to Bangladesh in 1981 , his mother assumed the presidency of the Awami League and spearheaded the campaign for the restoration of democracy , along with her arch-rival Khaleda Zia . Wazed attended boarding school in India , including St. Joseph 's College in Nainital and Kodaikanal International School in Palani Hills , Tamil Nadu . He studied computer science at the University of Bangalore ; then transferred to The University of Texas at Arlington in the United States , where he graduated with a BSc in computer engineering . Subsequently , Wazed attended the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University , where he completed his Masters in Public Administration
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Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sajeeb Wazed