On March 10 in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sent a telegram to UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim informing him that the human rights of the Bengalis were being trampled. He asked for UN Secretary General's help in stopping the flow
After DUCSU extended full support for Bangabandhu's 7th March speech Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani came up with his formula on 9th March 1971.Bhashani demanded that Yahya Khan declare the two wings of Pakistan free of each other.Maulana Bhasani held
People's rule by Bangabandhu became the order of the day across East Pakistan from March 8 in 1971. Bangalees were supremely disciplined and dedicated in this matter as never before. Every man, woman and child scrupulously followed the dictates of
The historic March 7 speech of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a de facto declaration of Bangladesh's independence, has been recognised as part of the world's documentary heritage by UNESCO.The 19-minute speech is recognized as good
Today is March 07, the day when the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historic speech that finally led the country to the Independence War. Bangabandhu gave his speech at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy
Prisoners broke out of the Dhaka Central Jail on March 6 of 1971 on the 5th day of the non-cooperation movement, strike was observed in the city peacefully. At around 11:00am, 321 prisoners broke out of the central jail to
The Pakistan authorities and Yahya Khan's central government had virtually lost all control over East Pakistan as Bengali protesters took over Dhaka streets and established control over East Pakistan on March 5 of 1971.Public demonstrations against Pakistani ruler turned Chattogram
From March 4 of 1971, the radio station played patriotic songs of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. During the ongoing countrywide hartal on March 3 and March 4, six people embraced martyrdom in Khulna in army attack. In Chattogram
March 3 of 1971 was fixed for the inaugural session in Dhaka of the Pakistan National Assembly elected in the general election on December 7 the previous year. But that was not to be as military President Yahya Khan on
Following the announcement on March 1 by President Yahya Khan of the postponement of the Pakistan National Assembly session scheduled for March 3, spontaneous protests erupted all over Dhaka and all across East Pakistan. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at a