‘Bangabandhu’s speech an eternal source of inspiration for freedom-loving people’

President M Abdul Hamid said the historic speech of Bangabandhu March 7 will remain an eternal source of inspiration not only for us but also for freedom-loving people around the world.

The President in a statement said this on Saturday (March 6) on the occasion of Historic March 7.

The head of the state said, “The historic March 7 is a memorable day in the history of the Bengali nation's liberation struggle and independence. On this day in 1971, the landmark fiery speech Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at a mammoth rally in the then ‘Race Course Maidan’, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in the city directed the freedom-loving Bangalees for waging a decisive struggle against the Pakistani occupation forces. The government announced the day as ‘Historic 7 March Day’ which is a landmark dicision.”

President Hamid called upon all irrespective of party affiliations to contribute from their respective positions in implementing the ‘Vision-2021’ and ‘Vision-2041’ undertaken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to make Bangladesh a prosperous country.

Noting that Bangabandhu’s lifetime dream was to turn the independent-sovereign Bangladesh into a prosperous ‘Golden Bangla’, he added: “We must continue our efforts to fulfill that dream of our great leader.”

On the occasion of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and the golden jubilee of independence, President Hamid said Bangabandhu’s March 7 speech was one of the most celebrated speeches in the world, which was a great efficacious message to the freedom-seeking people to make them jump into battle breaking the chains of subjugation.

“How an address can awaken the whole nation, inspire them to leap into the War of Liberation for Independence, Bangabandhu’s ‘historic 7 March Speech’ is a unique example,” the head of the state observed.

Realizing the significance of the speech, the UNESCO, included it in Memory of the World Register on October 30 in 2017, by giving the honor of World’s Documentary Heritage, he added.

President Hamid urged all to continue their efforts to materialize dreams of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to turn Bangladesh into a ‘Sonar Bangla’.