The Constitutional Reform Commission has recommended abolishing the ‘Father of the Nation’ clause, stating that the principle of secularism in the 1972 Constitution has created division and confusion. The commission’s full report, released on Saturday, argues that mandating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait promotes personality cults and paves the way for autocracy. It asserts that Bangladesh’s independence was a collective achievement of countless leaders and sacrifices, with no historical basis for a single ‘Father of the Nation.’ The report also claims that secularism was never part of Awami League’s pre-Liberation War manifesto and was inserted without discussion. Furthermore, it identifies elements of fascism within the 1972 Constitution and recommends maintaining Islam as the state religion, given the majority consensus.