CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bangabandhu was declared the first President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, while Vice-president Syed Nazrul Islam became the acting president in the absence of Bangabandhu.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mujibnagar Day is celebrated in Bangladesh on April 17 every year. This day is particularly associated with the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its cabinet took oath on 17 April 1971 in the town of Mujibnagar. The government was headquartered in Kolkata, in exile, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It attracted many defectors from the Pakistani civil and military services and many leading intellectuals and cultural figures from East Pakistan.