Dhaka Bureau: Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby, on behalf of the Prime Minister, paid tribute to the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi in the capital on the occasion of the historic March 7. On Tuesday, March 7, at 7:50 a.m., Dhanmondi paid homage to Bangabandhu’s portrait at No. 32.
On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called for the freedom struggle of Bangladesh, standing in a huge crowd at Suhrawardy Udyan (the then Race Course Maidan). On this day, in the presence of millions of freedom-seeking people, this great leader announced in a thunderous voice, “When I have given blood, I will give more blood; I will free the people of this country, insha’Allah.” This struggle is the struggle for our liberation; this struggle is the struggle for freedom.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech on March 7, 1971, became the seed mantra of the freedom struggle. This speech is not only a political document but also creates the possibility of a cultural identity for the nation. On October 30, 2017, Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech was recognized as a World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Besides, this speech has been translated into many languages around the world.
