NEW DELHI: The new rulers of Bangladesh seemed to be in firm control of the country today [Aug 16] after yesterday’s coup in which Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was ousted as President and killed. Diplomatic sources said that the capital city of Dacca and other Bangladesh centres were quiet, with the new Government of President Khondkar Mush­taq Ahmed apparently enjoying widespread support among the people. The new Bangladesh Cabinet today met for the first time… . ...[F]or the second day running Bangladesh Radio has been broadcasting patriotic and revolutionary songs in Bengali.

[A report from Islamabad adds,] all members of Sheikh Mujib’s family, except a child, were killed in yesterday’s [Aug 15] pre-dawn coup, according to information received by a Western Embassy here. Although it is not known how many members were living with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his official residence the information said that only one child escaped death in the fierce but brief exchange of fire between the coup forces and Mujib’s Rakhi Bahini guarding the residence… . ...[S]heikh Mujib was buried in his native village, Tungipura in Faridpur district, with full honours, Bangladesh Radio reported tonight.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2025