 When Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed on 15 August 1975 by members of the Bangladesh Army, the Rakkhi Bahini, which was very loyal to him, was very inactive.After the coup, members of Rakkhi Bahini who were deployed all around the country from escaped their camps and houses in fear of mob-violence, as the people were very angry on them.After the death of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the force was absorbed in Bangladesh Army after the "Jatiyo Rokkhi Bahini Absorption Act, 1975 came into effect.