Early Life and origin

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh, was born in the village of
Tungipara in the then Gopalganj Subdivision (now district) on March 17, 1920. His parents,
Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and Sheikh Sayera Khatun, had four daughters and two sons among them
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was third child. His parents used to address him as "Khoka."

Sheikh Mujib had four sisters and one brother. He had passed his childhood with them. Mujib
had a lot of potential from a young age. He had a passion for sports, especially football, before
getting involved in student politics. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a brilliant football player
indeed.

Bangabandhu marriage was fixed by the family's elders when he was only 13 years old. Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman married Sheikh Fazilatunnesa (Renu) at the age of 18 in 1938. The couple later
gave birth to two daughters and three sons. Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana were their two
Daughter, and Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, and Sheikh Russel were their three sons.

Education
In 1927, Sheikh Mujib starts his education at Gimadanga Primary School when he is seven years
old. He was admitted to Gopalganj Public School's class three at the age of nine. Mujib dropped
out of school in 1934 to undergo eye surgery, and then returned four years later due to the
surgery's seriousness and poor recovery.

Later on, he completed his Matriculation from Gopalganj Missionary School in 1942. Also he
complete his intermediate and BA degree from Islamia College (now Maulana Azad College) at
the year 1944 and 1947 respectively. He was admitted to the University of Dhaka to study law
after India's partition, but he did not complete the course because he was expelled in early 1949
for 'inciting the fourth-class workers' in their protest against the University authority's negligence
to their valid demands.

Early instances in leadership

From very early age Mujib showed his potential of becoming a leader. In an interview with his
parents, they revealed that when he was a child, he orchestrated a student protest in his school to
demand the resignation of an arrogant principal.

Mujib decided to stay in the newly formed Pakistan after India was partitioned. He returned to
East Pakistan and enrolled at the University of Dhaka to study law, as well as establishing the
East Pakistan Muslim Students' League. He became one of the province's most influential
student political figures. Mujib developed a passion for socialism as a response to mass hunger,
unemployment, and inadequate working conditions during this period.

Motivation for politics

Is any title for Bangabandhu—leader, legend, or Bangabandhu—enough? No definitely not.
Bangabandhu   Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of the country and the ultimate example of
patriotism, is closely linked to the word Bangladesh. He became a great leader and developed an
incredible political picture of himself through pure enthusiasm, organizational abilities, and a
winsome mentality.

During the 1943 drought, he donated rice from his parent's stockpile to the poor while keeping
his father in the dark. That was perhaps the first indication that he would go on to be a pillar of
justice, a leader of the people.

In 1938, he met his idol, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, and began his political career. He
welcomed the Muslim League's agenda and asked for a separate state for the subcontinent's
Muslims. After Pakistan was founded in 1947, Bangladesh was declared as an East Pakistan
province. This area has been befriended by sufferings, suppression, and subjugation from its
western equivalent since its inception. It all began when West Pakistani despots attempted to
introduce Urdu as Pakistan's sole official language, sparking widespread protests in East
Pakistan. Sheikh Mujib was a key figure in those protests, and the Pakistani government
imprisoned him. (Remembering Bangabandhu, 2021) All this incidence inspired Mujib to get
himself involved in politics.