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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 ...
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 ...
Independence Day (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস Sbādhīnôtā Ō Jātīẏô Dibôs) is celebrated on 26 March as a national holiday in Bangladesh. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the early hours of 26 March 1971.
After 12 noon on that day (in the first hour of March 26), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh and the War of Liberation began. [8] 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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "National days in Bangladesh" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Children's Day (Bangladesh) E. Eid al-Adha; I ...
March 17 is the 76th day of ... 1960 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the ... (Bangladesh) [82] Children's Day