UNB, Dhaka :
The historic 7th March, marking the epoch-making speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman calling upon the Bangalees to prepare for the war to liberate Bangladesh from the exploitative Pakistani regime, was observed on Friday in a befitting manner.
“Ebarer Sangram Amader Muktir Sangram, Ebarer Sangram Swadhinatar Sangram (this struggle is for our freedom, this struggle is for independence),” Bangabandhu declared from a mammoth rally at the historic Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan)
on this day in 1971.
In his speech, resembling US President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg speech, Bangabandhu said, “Since we have learnt to give blood, we’ll give more blood. We’ll definitely liberate the country, Insha Allah… Turn every house into a fort and counter [the enemy] with whatever you have. “
He called for waging guerrilla warfare against the tyranny, deprivation, exploitation and savagery of the Pakistani dictators. The dynamic speech had virtually changed the course of the country’s glorious history.
People of all ages and backgrounds rose in revolt against the Pakistani hyaenas and their local collaborators and waged guerrilla warfare.
Different socio-political organisations, including Awami League, observed the day with elaborate programmes.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the morning.
The ruling party also held a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the afternoon where Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke as the chief guest.
