Bangladesh🇧🇩 Independence Day 26 March

Bangladesh Independence Day which is celebrated on 26th March is the National Day of Bangladesh. On the night of March 25, 1971, the people of the then East Pakistan officially started their struggle for independence. On 26 March, Ziaur Rahman, on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, formally called on the people of Bangladesh to take part in the War of Independence on behalf of the Kalurghat radio station in Chittagong.In a circular issued on 22 January 1972, this day was celebrated as a national day in Bangladesh and was officially declared a holiday.

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✔Background

• On March 25, 1971, the then West Pakistan government launched an attack on the innocent people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the middle of the night. There were shootings in different parts of Dhaka, brutal torture of women in many places and premeditated killings in many places.In this situation the Bengalis got their backs against the wall and in many places many people started preparing for war without waiting for the official announcement. After receiving the official declaration, our Bengali people jumped into the war against the West Pakistani junta and as a result of the unforgettable support of India, Bangladesh emerged after the liberation of East Pakistan through a long 9 month bloody war.

✔Operation Searchlight

• Operation Searchlight was a planned genocide carried out by the Pakistani army from March 25, 1971 to suppress the Bengali nationalist movement that took place in March 1971 and earlier. The next accompaniment. The main objective of the operation was to capture all the major cities by March 26 and wipe out the political and military opposition within a month.

✔Declaration of Independence

• At midnight on 25 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested by the Pakistani aggressors. Shortly before his arrest, at 12 midnight on March 25 (early morning of March 26), he signed the Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh, which was sent for broadcast on a transmitter of the then EPR in Chittagong. The declaration was as follows:

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This may be my last message, Bangladesh is independent from today. I urge the people of Bangladesh, wherever you are, to continue to resist the occupying army with all your might. May your war continue till the last Pakistani army is uprooted from the soil of Bangladesh and a final victory is achieved.

• On March 26, Belal Mohammad, Abul Qasim and some other officials of Chittagong Betar Kendra and local Awami League leader M. A. Hannan first mimicked Sheikh Mujib's declaration of independence. Later on 26 March, Major Ziaur Rahman, the then Bengali officer of the Pakistan Army, declared independence from the Kalurghat radio station in Chittagong. The commentary of the declaration is as follows:

I, on behalf of Major Zia, Provincial Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Army, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declare the independence of Bangladesh.
I further declare that we have formed a sovereign and lawful government under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which is committed to continue functioning in accordance with the law and the Constitution. In international relations, our government is committed to a non-aligned policy.This state will maintain friendly relations with all nations and will continue its efforts for world peace. I call on the governments of all countries to build public opinion in their respective countries against the brutal genocide of Bangladesh.

This declaration on March 26, 1971 marked the beginning of a bloody war of independence on the soil of Bangladesh which lasted for nine months.

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✔Celebrating Independence Day

• Bangladesh Independence Day is celebrated in a very colorful way. The celebrations began with the laying of wreaths at the National Memorial. The day got off to a good start with 31 rounds of artillery fire. As soon as the sun rises, national flags are hoisted in government, semi-government, autonomous and privately owned buildings. On the occasion of the day, from morning till night, the main roads and road islands of the city are decorated with national flags and flags of different colors.The National Stadium hosts gatherings, parades, displays and exercises of the students of the educational institution.History data has been collected from Wikipedia.

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