The month of March is very significant in the country’s history as Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the country’s independence in the early hours of March 26 in 1971.

The nation will observe the golden jubilee of independence this year by paying glowing tributes to the liberation war martyrs whose supreme
sacrifices made Bangladesh a sovereign state through the nine-month Liberation War that began on March 26, 1971.

The month also made the nation proud for the historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu, which has been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as part of the world’s documentary heritage.

The instruction of Bangabandhu, the brave nation had fought successfully the nine-month war and liberated Bangladesh on December 16 in 1971.

Architect of independent Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born on March 17, 1920 at Tungipara in Gopalganj.