Paragraph on Historic 7th March Speech

Historic 7^th March Speech

The 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu was a speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971. On that day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his speech at a mammoth rally in Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) directed freedom-loving Bangalees to wage a decisive struggle against the Pakistani rulers.In his 18-minute extempore speech from 4:23pm before millions of people of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, Bangabandhu unequivocally said, "We shed our blood...we are ready to shed more blood, the people of the country shall be freed, Inshallah!" "Ebarer sangram amader muktir sangram, ebarer sangram swadhinatar sangram [The struggle this time is a struggle for emancipation, the struggle this time is a struggle for independence]," the great leader added.The whole nation responded spontaneously with a thunderous slogan "Bir Bangalee ostro dhoro, Bangladesh shadhin koro" [Brave Bangalees take up arms, achieve independence for Bangladesh].The speech changed the course of the country's history, inspiring people to prepare for the Liberation War, which began after the Pakistani military on March 25 launched an attack on unarmed Bangalees and committed genocide for the next nine months.It is a matter of joy that the speech is on the Memory of the World Register of UNESCO, a list of world's important documentary heritage.Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO announced the decision at its headquarter in Paris on 30 October 2017.