by Shoeb Chowdhury in Dhaka Bangladesh's history has been enriched and illuminated with cultural resources since time immemorial. The vital episodes of the country's historic ups and downs cannot be described without making references to the contributions of cultural...
Awami League Chief Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave the final directions for the Liberation War through his historic speech at a huge rally on March 7 at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. Following his direction, the Bengali nation started taking control of administration from the Pakistanis and preparing for the Liberation War. Then as soon as the Pakistanis attacked the unarmed people with sophisticated weapons on the night of March 25, Bangabandhu officially declared Bangladesh as an independent state immediately (early hours of March 26). Bangabandhu conveyed the underlying message of the declaration of independence to the people through the 7th March speech. So the patriotic people were waiting for the ensuing war in preparation for the highest sacrifice. As a result, with the official declaration of independence in just a few lines on March 26, our Bengalis jumped into war.