India, Feb. 16 -- The National Sports Council on Saturday announced the renaming of Bangabandhu National Stadium as National Stadium, dropping the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from it, a move seen as a step taken by the interim government to end the legacy of Bangladesh's Founding Father.

The interim government has made a policy decision to remove any associations with that family from the names of sports facilities, reported Dhaka Tribune.

A circular signed by NSC Secretary Md Aminul Islam on Saturday was quoted as saying by bdnews24: "In light of the above subject, all relevant parties are hereby informed that the names of the following sports facilities constructed by the National Sports Council have been determined as follows by or...