On August 15, 1975, the country’s founding father Bangandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members was assassinated and the Awami League government was ousted from power. The coup carried out by a small cabal of army Majors was masterminded by the American CIA and Pakistan s ISI operating through some Trojan horses in Awami League and the Bangladesh army like then deputy chief Ziaur Rahman.