Historic March 7 on Friday commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was touted as an indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971. On March 7 in 1971 ...

The defeated Pakistani military signed the order of surrender at that same Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 16, 1971. UNESCO has added Bangabandhu’s 7th March address to the Memory of the World ...

In Bangladesh, March 7, 1971 remains one such battleground: a day at once foundational and yet unsettled in its meaning. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech at the Racecourse Ground (now Suhrawardy ...

In 2017, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) recognized the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world ...

Bangabandhu led the Awami League to a decisive victory in Pakistan's first general elections in December 1970. On March 7, 1971 he delivered the historic speech, which united the entire nation for ...

The revised textbooks will attribute the declaration of independence in 1971 to Ziaur Rahman instead of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh ... including the March 7 and August 15 celebrations which are ...