The name of Mujibnagar comes from the antique name Baidyanathtala. It is a town situated under the district of Meherpur. It is formed by the government of Bangladesh after the guerrilla war of 1971. After that war the leaders thought that it will be the first place of the first govt. of Awami league. Although the country gained independence at that year but the Mujibnagar govt. recognized as first official govt. of Bangladesh. At first it was under the district of Kushtia but later it comes under Meherpur district. After a long fight for freedom the fighter gained freedom from the Pakistan military. In 26 of March Maj. Ziaur Rahman declared the independence on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman when he was arrested and jailed in the West Pakistan. Then Bangladesh gained its independence after a long nine months war against Pakistan. After that the leader of Bangladesh especially Awami league congregated in the town Baidyanathtala, which was generally a mango grove under the area of Mujibnagar that time it was under Kushtia district. The national anthem sung first in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in 17th April. The govt. of Mujibnagar had a large structure of departments, administrative, activities and agencies. The government made as the formation as like as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- President of Bangladesh, Syed Nazrul Islam: Vice President- Acting President, Tajuddin Ahmed- Prime Minister, Muhammad Mansur Ali-Finance Minister, Amirul Islam- Chief of the Volunteer Corps, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed- Foreign Affairs and Law Minister, Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani- Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman- Home, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister, Major General Abdur Rab- Chief of Staff, Abdul Mannan- Chief of the Department of Press, Information, Radio and Film, Matiur Rahman- Chief of the Department of Commerce, Yusuf Ali- Chief of the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation. The govt. of Mujibnagar created a net of agencies to establish a credible and associated govt. of Bangladesh. These agencies ensured the relief for the refuges and past civilians of East Pakistan. The govt. appointed different persons for the responsibility of the country. Planning Commission- Mosharraf Hossain, Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury, Khan Sarwar Murshid, Anisuzzaman, Swadesh Ranjan, S. R. Mirza- Director, Youth Camp,M. R. Akhtar Mukul- Director, Department of Information and Publicity, Abdul Jabbar Khan- Director, Department of Films, Quamrul Hasan- Director, Department of Arts and Design, J. G. Bhowmik: Relief Commissioner, T. Hossain: Director, Department of Health, Envoys- Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Humayun Rashid Choudhary, Hossain Ali. It was the main formation of Mujibnagar Govt. the first govt. of People’s Republic of Bangladesh. And 17th April celebrated as the ‘Mujibnagar Day’.
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