
Aug 5, 2026
✦India Today
When Sheikh Hasina's father Mujibur Rahman paused his arrest for a pipe and tobacco
On March 26, 1971, soldiers arrested Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his Dhaka home. Before leaving, he famously said, "I have forgotten my pipe and tobacco. I must have my pipe and tobacco." This calm act showed his composure as he faced nine months of imprisonment during the birth of Bangladesh.