Historic 7th March 1971 Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman giving his historic speech 
in Ramna Racecourse (later called Suhrawarthy Uddyan) of Dhaka on March 7, 1971

The original b/w photo digitally painted by Adrian D'Costa (Sept. 6, 2018)

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Founding Father of Bangladesh, delivered an impassioned speech on March 7, 1971, among widespread tension between the Pakistan army in power and the common people of East Pakistan (later called Bangladesh), at the then Ramna Race Course (later renamed Suhrawarthy Uddyan) in Dhaka to a huge crowd of about two million people. 

In this speech, he called on the freedom-loving people of East Pakistan to keep their struggle on until realization of their full rights and privileges, and, if necessary, independence from the Pakistani ruling elite, dominated by the military. 

Please read below about this speech and listen to Bangabandhu's inspiring voice:

• 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu 
• The Historical 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman [Full English transcript of the Bengali-language speech]
• [Video] 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu (his original speech -- given in Bengali)
• UNESCO recognises Bangabandhu's historic 7th March Speech (Oct. 31, 2017)

Related Item: 

• "The Sheikh Mujib Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh: U.S. Government Records and Media Documentation" (March 26, 1971)

(Updated on Sept. 20, 2018)