Nahid Islam, information and broadcasting adviser, says the interim government does not consider Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the 'Father of the Nation'. As such, whoever they call the Father of the Nation, the national days they declare, that will not continue in a new Bangladesh. "You consider everything done by the Awami League as national… a government that was not voted in has no legitimacy. Asked whether he considered Bangabandhu as the Father of the Nation, Nahid said: "Absolutely not." Questioned whether Bangladesh will have a Father of the Nation, the advisor said: "Many people have contributed to the history of our struggle in this land.
