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Historical Speech on 7 March
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Speech on March 7, 1971 A historic speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a public meeting held on March 7, 1971 at Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Ramna, Dhaka.

He started the speech at 2:45 pm and ended it at 3:03 pm. The speech lasted for 18 minutes. [1] In this speech he called upon the Bengalis of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to prepare for the freedom struggle. A written commentary on this speech was soon distributed. It was somewhat refined by Tajuddin Ahmed. The main purpose of the revision was to emphasize the need to repeal martial law and transfer power to elected representatives. [1] The speech was translated into 12 languages. Newsweek magazine recognized Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a poet of politics. On October 30, 2016, UNESCO recognized this speech as a historical document.

On October 30, 2016, UNESCO recognized the March 7 speech as a "Documentary Heritage". A total of 8 important documents including this speech were recognized simultaneously. UNESCO preserves important documents from all over the world. The Memorial of the World International Register (MOW) has so far collected 528 important documents, including the March 7 speech.

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Publish Date
06/09/2022
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30/06/2023