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After independence, [4] the ground's name was changed to Suhrawardy Udyan in honour of politician Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, [2] a key figure in the early political history of Pakistan and Bangladesh. [5] On 17 March 1972, a massive public meeting was jointly addressed by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman at this site. [3] [2]
The day was declared as National Children's Day after the Awami League came to power in 1996. The decision was made to honour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's affection for children and his vision for their welfare. [3] Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as "Bangabandhu" (Friend of Bengal), was born on 17 March 1920.
He was born on 17 March 1920 in Tungipara, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [ a ] [ 2 ] In 1967, Bangabandhu was incarcerated in Dacca's Central Jail . His birthday was celebrated that year by the provincial branch of the Awami League in Dacca (the capital of East Pakistan , present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh), and the party ...
There, she was met by Ajit Doval, India's powerful national security advisor, according to the Indian security official. Delhi had fought to carve Bangladesh out of East Pakistan in 1971.
Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Protesters in Bangladesh set a train ablaze on Tuesday, killing four people, among them a mother and child, amid a countrywide strike called by the opposition to press its demand ...
The Government of Bangladesh had declared the year 2020–21 as the Mujib Year. [2] This year was celebrated from March 17, 2020, to March 31, 2022 (extended by one year, from 17 March 2021 to 31 March 2022). [3] Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was born on March 17, 1920, in Bengal Presidency (now in Tungipara village of the Gopalganj district of ...
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh. 17 March: Indian army leaves Dhaka. 19 March: The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India sign the Joint River Commission bilateral working group. [18] 4 November: Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is adopted by the Assembly. 16 December: Constitution of Bangladesh becomes effective ...