'Bangabandhu Chair': Another Step towards Diplomatic Ties with Dhaka

• 12 Jul 2021

• The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will establish the 'Bangabandhu Chair' at the Delhi University to honour Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's Liberation War as well as India's diplomatic ties with Dhaka.
• Rahman is popularly called 'Bangabandhu' (friend of Bengal) by the people of Bangladesh.
• The Chair will focus on the Indo-Bangladesh common cultural heritage and subjects like Anthropology, Buddhist Studies, Geography, History, Modern Indian Languages (including Bangla), Music and Fine Arts, Political Science, International Relations and Sociology.