Mujib coat

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

Bangabandhu wearing Mujib coat

History

Mujib coat is actually a moderation of Nehru jacket, which used to worn by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. It is claimed by many that Sheikh Mujib used to wear the coat with six buttons, which relating to the Six-point charter of 1966. On the other-hand, some close relation to Bangabandhu 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 when Awami League was founded in 1949 he started to wear this coat. But Kamal Hossain, who was lawyer for Mujib in Agartala Conspiracy Case stated that Mujib started to wear this distinctively designed coat since 1968.[4][5]

Popularity

The coat is popular among the politicians of the modern age. It is now recognized as an iconic honor, especially the Awami League leaders use to wear the Mujib Coat as part of their leader’s ideology and tradition. The young generation wears the coat with many different 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. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "বঙ্গবন্ধু ও মুজিব কোট". Jugantor. 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. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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