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as his official residence and secretariat, though he never resided there. After its completion the following year, he would work there until 1975 and it would subsequently be used as a
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announced plans to open the place to the public converting it into a museum named "July
Uprising Memorial Museum", with its condition maintained as it was left following its storming.
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as part of an act to provide state security to Mujib's family members, assigned the
Ganabhaban to Hasina. The law was repealed, following Hasina's overthrow on 5 August 2024, by the
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