A bookstore in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was temporarily closed after employees tried to sell a book that is not officially banned. The book in question, The Unfinished Memoirs, is an autobiography of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Despite the book not being subject to any legal restrictions, the store was locked, and two employees were briefly taken to a police station. According to local reports, the employees were later released under the condition that they stop selling the book. However, a senior police official later clarified that no restrictions apply to the book, suggesting that the condition imposed on the employees might have been inappropriate. On 28 September, around 17:30, two men visited the University Press Limited store in Banglabazar and asked for a copy of Asamapto Atmajiboni, the Bengali title of The Unfinished Memoirs. When the employees retrieved the book, the men contested its sale, claiming it would be banned. Other individuals then joined them, and the store was locked. Employees Aminul Islam and Humayun Kabir were taken to the Faridabad police station. They were released later but reportedly under the condition that they stop selling the book. However, no formal complaint had been filed regarding the book's sale. University Press Limited, the publisher, has refused to remove the book from its inventory despite the incident. In a statement issued on 29 September, the publisher emphasized that a ban would require formal legal procedures and that it was not aware of any such decision regarding The Unfinished Memoirs. The publisher also stated it would comply if an authorized body were to issue a ban. The fact that the book has not been reprinted since 2024, as claimed by a local official, does not affect its legal status. The publisher continues to reference the book on its online store and promote its sale. The incident highlights ongoing tensions around controversial books in Bangladesh. In 2016, an editor was arrested after his book stand was closed at the Ekushey Book Fair over a book accused of offending "religious sentiments." The Unfinished Memoirs was published by University Press Limited in 2012, based on four notebooks discovered in 2004 by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The notebooks, written while he was imprisoned in Dhaka in 1967, cover his early life, political career, and the Bengali language movement. The English edition was also published in 2012. The incident occurs amid broader changes in Bangladesh, following the fall of the government led by Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Reports indicate that some texts dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were removed from the 2025 school textbooks, including adapted passages from The Unfinished Memoirs. However, these changes do not constitute a ban on the book. University Press Limited is considering legal actions, including an entry in the general police register, and has called for law enforcement to ensure the safety of its employees and premises. Civil society groups are also demanding an impartial investigation and the protection of publishers and booksellers. They emphasize that while it is a right to criticize or debate a book's content, it should not lead to the suppression of its publication or sale.