The Mujib coat (Bengali: মুজিব কোট) is a tailored coat for men, designed as an arms cut-off (sleeveless), high-necked coat with two pockets in lower part and five or six buttons. This used to be the signature garment worn by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman wearing a Mujib coat

The Mujib coat is a transformation of the Nehru jacket, which used to wear by Jawaharlal Nehru, the prime minister of India from 1947 to 1964. It is claimed by many that the coat worn by Sheikh Mujibur, known as the Mujib Coat, had six buttons which concurred with the Six-point charter of 1966. However, sources close to Rahman and senior Awami League leaders claimed that there was no relation between Mujib Coat and Six-point charter.[3] Since when Sheikh Mujib started to wear this coat is not known clearly, but it is alleged that he started to wear it when Awami League was founded in 1949. Kamal Hossain, who was Rahman's lawyer in the Agartala Conspiracy Case, and a very close political aide, stated that Rahman started to wear this distinctively designed coat from 1968 onwards.[4][5]

Popularity

The coat is popular in Bangladesh. It is now recognized as an iconic honour, particularly among Awami League politicians who wear the Mujib Coat as part of their leader's ideology and tradition. The young generation wears the coat with many different colors and styles.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Firdousi, Ishrat. The year that was. Bastu Prakashan. OCLC 36884426.
  2. ^ "Film banned as villain wears Mujib coat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "How many buttons in Mujib Coat?". Barta 24. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ বঙ্গবন্ধুর মুজিব কোট এর রহস্য. News Dhaka 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ বঙ্গবন্ধু ও মুজিব কোট. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Coated in Style". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Hamid takes oath for second term". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  8. ^ সোনালি আঁশে মুজিব কোট. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 12 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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