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In the early hours of August 15, 1975, Bangladesh was jolted into one of the darkest chapters of its history. As the country marked another anniversary of Independence, a faction of mid-ranking army officers moved under the cover of night, setting in motion a coup that would wipe out almost the entire family of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nation’s founding President.

Shortly after midnight, heavily armed soldiers from the Bengal Lancers and the 535 Infantry Regiment fanned out in Dhaka, dividing themselves into small tactical units. Their primary target was House No 32 on Dhanmondi, where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was asleep with his family. Tanks, mortars and machine guns were positioned with military precision and by dawn, the entire household was reduced to sile

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