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The independence of Bangladesh in December 1971 regarded the national identity as a regional one, rather than a religious one like Pakistan's foundation. The new Bengali elite envisioned the society that was taking place in the delta as distinctly Bengali, where Bangladesh stood as a nation-state, a homeland to the Bengali community that had ...
On 24 March 1971 he tried to prevent the off loading of weapons in Chittagong port by Pakistan army. [1] He was the 2nd person to broadcast Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's declaration of independence on the Independent Bangladesh Radio Station in the afternoon of 26 March 1971 (as the first person was a technician of East Pakistan Radio Station). [2]
The Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971 (After midnight 12 am, 25 March) at the first watch by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Then it was read out at first M.A Hannan and then by Major Ziaur Rahman , on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Radio Station on 27 March, 1971. [ 8 ]
India, which aided Bangladesh to gain independence from Pakistan in a bloody war in 1971, in a statemen on Thursday condemned the demolition of Rahman’s house, calling the site a symbol of a “heroic resistance.” It highlighted the role of Rahman’s residence in the formation of Bangladesh’s national identity.
M. A. Hannan, an Awami League leader from Chittagong, is said to have made the first announcement of the declaration of independence over the radio on 26 March 1971. [86] 26 March 1971 is considered the official Independence Day of Bangladesh, and the name Bangladesh was in effect henceforth.
Most United Nations member nations were quick to recognise Bangladesh within months of its independence. [10] In 1996, the Bangladesh Bank issued a 10 Taka note with an overprint commemorating Victory Day's Silver Jubilee (the 25th anniversary). [11] [12] Bangladesh Air Force show in the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh ...
Since 1972, Bangladesh has been celebrating March 26 as "Independence Day" as Bangabandhu declared the independence of Bangladesh in the early hours of March 26. Finally, on 16 December 1971, the Pakistani army surrendered, and Bangladesh achieved victory. Bangladesh has been celebrating this day as Victory Day since 1972. The year 2021 marks ...
The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu, or the 7/3 Speech (Bengali: সাতই মার্চের ভাষণ, romanized: Sāta'i Mārcēra Bhāṣaṇa), was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka to a gathering of over one million (1,000,000) people. [1]