
Historical 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Brothers of mine; Today I appear before you with a heavy heart. You know and understand everything. We tried with our lives. But the painful matter is that now the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong,Khulna, Rajhshahi and Rangpur are stained with the bloods of my brothers. Now the people of Bangla want freedom. The people of Bangla want to live. The people of Bangla want to have their rights.
What wrong did we commit? The people of Bangladesh cast their vote overwhelmingly for me, for Awami Leagu..
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Biography of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, lovingly called Bangabandhu (or friend of Bengal but in essence meaning the Father of the Nation, Bangladesh) by popular acclamation in 1969, was born on 17 March, 1920 in the placid rural hamlet of Tungipara, in the Gopalanj Sub-division of the Faridpur district. (Gopalganj has been subsequently upgraded to a district). His father, Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, a well-to-do landowner also served as a sheristadar in the local Munsif Court.
As Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was growing up, he used to learn of his family’s ancestral struggle withthe local zamindar and the indigo plantrs, all of who subjected his forefathers to financial stress and harassment. Knowledge of these unhappy family experiences left a deep impression on young Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who would grow ardently opposed to all facts of imprerialism, and exploitation of the landed interests... Full Biography
১৯২০
জন্ম ১৭ মার্চ। গোপালগঞ্জ মহকুমার টুঙ্গিপাড়া গ্রাম। বাবা শেখ লুৎফর রহমান। মাতা সায়েরা খাতুন।
১৯২৭
সাত বছর বয়সে গিমাডাঙ্গা প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ে ভর্তি করা হয়।
১৯২৯
নয় বছর বয়সে গোপালগঞ্জ পাবলিক স্কুলের তৃতীয় শ্রেণীতে ভর্তি করা হয়।
১৯৩৪
বেরিবেরি রোগে আক্রান্ত হয়ে কলকাতা যান চিকিৎসার জন্য।
Timeline
1920
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in the village of Tungipara under the then Gopalganj subdivision (at present 'District') of greater Faridpur district on March 17, 1920. His father Sheikh Lutfar Rahman and his mother Sheikh Sayera Khatun had four daughters and two sons. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was their third child. His parents used to adoringly call him "Khoka"
1927
At the age of seven in 1927, Sheikh Mujib began his schooling at Gimadanga Primary School. At nine, he was admitted to class three at Gopalgonj Public School. Subsequently, he was admitted to Gopalgonj Missionary School. Before becoming active in student movements and politics, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had an affinity toward sports like any other teenager. He possessed a special love for the game of football. A talented football player, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman spent his adolescent years playing in competitive tournaments, where he received awards for his outstanding performances.
1947
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman met Mahatma Gandhi during his peace mission. Sheikh Mujib joined Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy’s move for a United Independent Bengal as a third free state along with India and Pakistan. However, the move was aborted and subsequently became the foundations of the Father of the Nation’s vision for an independent Bangladesh.
1948
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took admission in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka. He founded the East Pakistan Muslim Students’ League, the first opposition student organization in Pakistan on January 4. He rose in spontaneous protest on February 23 when Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin declared at the Constituent Assembly: ‘The people of East Pakistan must accept Urdu as their state language.’ Sheikh Mujib immediately plunged himself in overt activities to build a strong movement against the Muslim League’s memorandum to make Urdu the only state language of Pakistan. On March 2, a meeting held at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall approved a re .. read more
1949
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman extended his support for a movement of the Class 4 employees of the University of Dhaka aimed at realizing their rights and job security. He was arrested on April 19 from the residence of the University’s vice-chancellor, where he along with some students had assembled for a demonstration. On June 23, the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (present Awami League) was founded and he was elected as the joint Secretary whilst in prison.
1952
On January 26, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin declared Urdu as the only state language of Pakistan. While in captivity, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stayed in constant touch with those waging the movement to realize Bangla as one of the state languages. He issued key directives to make the movement a success even from the confines of his prison. On February 16, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started a hunger strike unto death that lasted for 11 days and was released on February 27. On February 21, the agitated students came out in strike to establish Bangla as the state language of East Pakistan in defiance of the curfew enforced by t .. read more
1954
The first general elections in East Bengal were held on March 10. The United Front won 223 seats out of 237. The Awami League was victorious in 143 seats. Sheikh Mujib won the election for the Gopalganj constituency and took oath on May 15 as Minister for Agriculture and Forest in the new provincial government. The central government arbitrarily dismissed the United Front cabinet using the Indian Independence Act of '47 on May 29, and as Mujib landed back in Dhaka from Karachi on May 30, he was immediately arrested. He was released on December 23.
1955
Under the leadership of the Party General Secretary Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Awami Muslim League was renamed as the Awami League by dropping the word ‘Muslim’ to open the doors of the party to all, regardless of religion. This decision was made at the council session of the party during October 21-23, 1955. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was once again elected as the General Secretary of the party on September 6.
1956
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman joined the provincial Awami League government headed by Khan Ataur Rahman as a minister. He remained in this position for 9 months only. Sheikh Mujib Voluntarily resigned on May 30, 1957 from the Cabinet in order to continue as the General Secretary of the party to build the organization on a firm footing as a platform of the Bengalis.
1958
Pakistan’s President, Major General Iskander Mirza, and the chief of Pakistan’s army, General Ayub Khan, imposed martial law on October 7 and banned all political activities. Mujib was arrested on October 11. Thereafter, he was continuously harassed in false cases. He was released from prison after fourteen months but was arrested immediately at the jail gate.
1961
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from jail after the high court declared his detention unlawful. He set up an underground organization called `Swadhin Bangla Biplobi Parishad’ (Revolutionary Council for Independent Bengal) comprising leading student leaders in order to work for the independence of Bangladesh.
1962
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was again arrested by the Ayub government on February 6, 1962. He was freed on June 18 following the withdrawal of the four-year-long martial law on June 2. He travelled to Lahore on September 24 and with Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and other opposition parties formed the National Democratic Front (NDF).
1964
On January 25, a special meeting of the party leaders including Presidents and Secretaries of the district committees was held at Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Dhanmondi 32 residence. In this meeting, the decision was taken to reactivate the Awami League party separately from the National Democratic Front (NDF). At its council meeting during March 6-8, proposals containing the right of the general people of the country to vote and elect their own parliamentary government were accepted. In the same meeting, Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were elected President and General Secretary respectively. As a communal riot broke o .. read more
1966
On February 5, 1966, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented his historic six-point programme known as the `charter of freedom of the Bengali nation’. It drew the roadmap for the independence of Bangladesh under the garb of greater autonomy. The programme hit hard at the roots of Pakistani colonial rule over the Bengalis. On March 1, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected the President of Awami League. He travelled far and wide in order to gain support for the programme and was arrested 8 times, with the final arrest on May 8, 1966. He was imprisoned for nearly 3 years during this time.
1968
On January 3, the Ayub government filed a case, known as the ‘Agartala Conspiracy Case’ against a number of Bengalis (Politicians, members of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Civil Servants etc) on the charge of treason. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was shown arrested on January 18, while already in jail. He was made number 1 accused and the official name of the case was ‘The State vs Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Others’. Along with him, 34 others were implicated in the case, bringing the charge of forced secession of East Bengal with the assistance of India. Mass movement spread across the country demanding the release of all the accused including Sheikh .. read more
1969
The Agartala Conspiracy Case resulted in a nationwide student movement and mass upsurge demanding the withdrawal of the case and the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. With continued pressure from the public, the Ayub Khan government on February 22 was forced to withdraw the Agartala Conspiracy Case and release Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others. Afterwards, Sheikh Mujib was awarded with the title 'Bangabandhu' at a reception of a million students and the masses in a rally organized by Central Student Action Committee at the Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on February 23. At a discussion meeting held on December 5 to observe the death anniver .. read more
1970
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Awami League President, urged his countrymen to elect Awami League in light of the 6-point demand. He chose 'boat' as the symbol to represent Awami League and the nation's hope. When a million people died in a catastrophic cyclone in the coastal areas, on November 12, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman suspended the election campaign and rushed to the affected areas. Awami League achieved absolute majority in the general elections on December 7, winning 167 (including 7 women reserved seats) out of the 169 seats of the National Assembly in East Pakistan and 298 seats (including 10 women reserved seats) of .. read more
1971
Following general Yahya khan’s postponement of the National Assembly session on March 1, 1971, only two days before the session was due to take place, every section of the Bengalis instantaneously came out onto the streets in massive demonstrations. The Bengalis aspirations for freedom reached an indomitable height. From March 1 onward Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was virtually running East Pakistan as its de-facto head of government. On March 7, in his historic speech before the millions at the Racecourse Maidan (Suhrawardy Udyan), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called his fellow countrymen to take all out preparations for the war of .. read more
1972
The Government of Pakistan was forced to release Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman under immense international pressure on January 8. On that very day, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman traveled to London on his way to Dhaka. There, at a crowded press conference in his hotel in London, he spoke to the world press and on January 9, met the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath. Prior to returning to Dhaka, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stopped over at Delhi, where the Indian President V. V. Giri and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi welcomed him with grace. When the Father of the Nation reached Dhaka on January 10, millions of grateful citizens .. read more
1973
Led by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Awami League secured 293 seats out of the 300 Parliament seats in the first general elections held on March 7 in an independent Bangladesh and subsequently formed a new Government on the basis of the newly framed constitution. The World Peace Council awarded “Julio Curie” Peace Prize to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his contribution to world peace on May 23. On September 6 Sheikh Mujib set off to Algeria to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit Conference. On the sideline of the summit he had bilateral talks with the world leaders.
1974
Bangladesh received official world recognition by becoming the 136th member of the United Nations on September 17. On September 25, at the 29th General Assembly of the United Nations, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman addressed the world in Bangla, the first ever Bangla speech delivered at the UN.
1975
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a handful of army renegades as part of a larger national and international political conspiracy hatched by anti-liberation forces in the pre-dawn hours of August 15. They murdered in cold blood every member of his family except his daughters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, who by fortune alone were abroad at that time. Bangladesh observes August 15 as the National Mourning Day and remembers the noblest and the greatest Bengali who ever lived, through his spirit, ideology, courage and love for the people of his nation.
Books Written By Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Parliament Speeches
Repeal of the Repressive Acts and Proportional Representation in the Legislature
Order of the day in the Constituent Assembly should also be published in Bengali along with English and Urdu
The Constitution should guarantee Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Press
The Central Government should only deal with the subjects relating to Foreign Affairs, Currency and Defence
Martial Law should not be imposed without Approval of National Assembly
United front Ministry is responsible for the Food Crisis in East Pakistan
Adjournment Motion as a mark of respect to those Bengali youth who laid their lives for raising Bengali into State Language
প্রধানমন্ত্রী; পরিষদ নেতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান কর্তৃক স্বাধীনতার ঘোষণা সম্পর্কীয় প্রস্তাব উপস্থাপন
প্রধানমন্ত্রী; পরিষদ নেতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান কর্তৃক গণপরিষদের প্রথম অধিবেশনে সমাপনি বক্তব্য প্রদান
খসড়া সংবিধান প্রসঙ্গে প্রধানমন্ত্রী; পরিষদ-নেতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের ভাষণ
প্রধানমন্ত্রী বঙ্গবন্ধুর শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান কর্তৃক নবনির্বাচিত স্পিকারকে ধন্যবাদ জ্ঞাপন
জনাব জহুর আহমদ চৌধুরীর আকস্মিক মৃত্যুতে শোকপ্রস্তাবের উপর প্রধানমন্ত্রী বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের বক্তব্য
প্রধানমন্ত্রী বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান কর্তৃক সংবিধান চতুর্থ সংশোধনী বিল, ১৯৭৫ এর উপর বক্তব্য প্রদান
Other Speeches

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ক্রঃ | কর্মসূচি | সম্ভাব্য সময় |
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১ | বৃক্ষরোপন কর্মসূচি | জুলাই-ডিসেম্বর ২০২০ |
২ | বিশেষ অধিবেশন আয়োজন | নভেম্বর ২০২০ |
৩ | মুজিব বর্ষের ওয়েবসাইট উদ্বোধন | জানুয়ারী ২০২১ |
৪ | বছরব্যাপী সংসদ টিভির মুজিববর্ষ উপলক্ষে অনুষ্ঠান প্রচার | চলমান |
৫ | স্মারক ডাকটিকেট উম্মোচন | নভেম্বর ২০২০ |
৬ | মাসব্যাপী আলোকচিত্র ও প্রামাণ্য দলিল প্রদর্শনী | চলমান |
৭ | সংসদে বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষণসম্মলিত প্রকাশণা "সংসদে বঙ্গবন্ধু" | চলমান |
৮ | প্রকাশনা কার্যক্রম (অডিও/ভিডিও)- বঙ্গবন্ধুর ভাষনের অডিও/ভিডিও রেকর্ডিং প্রচার | চলমান |
৯ | শিশুমেলা | ২০২১ |
১০ | সুবর্ণ জয়ন্তী উপলক্ষ্যে তিনদিন ব্যাপী অনুষ্ঠান | ২০২১ |
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Tributes

I’m broken by the news of Sheikh Mujib’s death. He was a great leader. His extraordinary heroism has been a source of inspiration for the people of Asia and Africa.
Indira Gandhi
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India

I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage, this man is the Himalayas.
Fidel Castro
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba

As long as Padma, Meghna, Gouri, Jamuna flows on, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, your accomplishment will also live on.
Annada Shankar Ray
Bengali Poet and Essayist

Bangabandhu is the bravest leader of all time.
Pranab Mukherjee
Former President of the Republic of India

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is an icon of democracy, a towering figure and great friend of India.
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Of the Republic of India

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman does not belong to Bangladesh alone. He is the harbinger of freedom for all Bengalis.
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian Journalist & Editor-In-Chief of the Cairo Newspaper Al-Ahram

To have removed such brave & brilliant leadership through violence and cowardice is a heinous crime. Despite this, Bangladesh is making Bangabandhu's dreams a reality under the leadership of his daughter.
Jon Kerry
Former Secretary of State, USA

The speciality of Mujib’s character was his uncompromising fighting leadership with a generous heart.
Yasser Arafat
Chairman, PLO. Nobel Peace Prize Winner

I am deeply moved to be in this very special home, humbled by this great sacrifice and inspired.
Angelina Jolie
American Actress, Filmmaker & Humanitarian
Historical 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Brothers of mine; Today I appear before you with a heavy heart. You know and understand everything. We tried with our lives. But the painful matter is that now the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong,Khulna, Rajhshahi and Rangpur are stained with the bloods of my brothers. Now the people of Bangla want freedom. The people of Bangla want to live. The people of Bangla want to have their rights.
What wrong did we commit? The people of Bangladesh cast their vote overwhelmingly for me, for Awami League. Our National Assembly will sit. We will draw up the Constitution there. And we will build this country. The people of this country will have economic, political and cultural freedom.But it’s a matter of great sorrow that today I have to tell painfully the pitiful history of the last twenty three years. The bloody history of Bangalis tortured in Bangla itself.The history of the last twenty- three years is the history of the wailing of dying men and women.
The history of Bangla is the history of the staining of streets with the blood of the People of this country. We gave blood in 1952. After winning the election in 1954, we couldn’t even form the government. Proclaiming martial law in 1958, Ayub Khan made us slaves for ten years.During the ‘Six Point Movement’, my children were gunned down on 7th June 1966.After, the fall of Ayub Khan brought about the ‘Mass Movement’ of 1969 where Yahya Khan usurped power.
He said he would give constitution and democracy to the nation. We Agreed. Thereafter the rest is history. There was an election. You know the fault was not ours.Today I met President Yahya Khan and discussed everything with him. Being the leader of not only of Bangla but of the majority party of Pakistan, I requested him to convene the National Assembly of 15th February.He didn’t agree with me, rather he yielded to Mr Bhutto’s demand to hold the assembly in the first week of March.
We said that was alright. We would sit in the Assembly. I went even to the extent of saying that if anybody, even a lone person proposed something reasonable, we, although the majority will accept the proposal. Mr Bhutto came here. He conferred with us and said that the door for discussion was not closed. There would be more discussions.Then we talked with other leaders and said ‘please come and sit together; let’s prepare the Constitution through discussion’.
Mr Bhutto said that if the members of West Pakistan came here, the Assembly would turn into a slaughter house. He said whoever would come would be killed.If they came to the Assembly, then from Peshawar to Karachi, all shops will be closed down by force.I said that Assembly would continue, then all of a sudden, the Assembly was closed on 1st March. As President, Mr Yahya Khan had summoned the Assembly. I said that I would attend.Mr Bhutto said that he won’t. Thirty- five members from West Pakistan came here. Then all of a sudden, the Assembly was closed. The people of Bangla were blamed; I was blamed too.Because of the closure, the people of this country burst into protest. I told them to observe ‘hartal’ (strike) in a peaceful manner I told them to close down all mills and factories.The people responded. The people spontaneously came out on the streets. They firmly pledged to continue their resistance in a peaceful manner.
What did we get? The weapons we bought at the expense of our money to protect the country from the invasion of foreign enemies, are now being used against the poor and unarmed people of our country; they are being shot down.We are the majority of the people of Pakistan. Whenever we Bangalis tried to gain power; tried to rule this country as our own, they assaulted.
They are our brother; I asked them ‘Why must you shoot your brother? You were deployed to protect this country from the attack of foreign enemies’. Mr Yahya said that I had agreed that there would be a Round Table Conference (RTC) on 10th March. I said no such thing to him. I had a talk with him over the telephone. I told him ‘General Yahya Khan, you are President of Pakistan. Come to Dhaka and see the how my poor people, my people of Bangla are being shot down. How the bosom of our mothers are being emptied of their sons. How my people are being killed. You come, see and do justice and then finalise. That’s exactly what I told him. I told him long ago, RTC for what? Who do we sit with? With them… who spilled the blood of my people? Without any consultation, with me or any discussion with us, suddenly after 5 hours of secret meeting, Yahya Khan delivered his speech, in which he dumped all the blame squarely on me, squarely on the people of Bangla. (The crowds says shame, shame) I have said in the meeting, the struggle this time is our struggle for emancipation, the struggle this time is the struggle for our independence.
Brothers of mine. The Assembly has summoned on the 25th March. The marks of bloods have not yet dried.I had clearly said on 10th March that Mujib Rahman can’t joint RTC, treading the bloods of martyrs.
They have called the Assembly. They have got to accept my demands:
• First, martial law must be withdrawn;
• All army personnel must go back to the barracks;
• There has to be an inquiry into the way the killings were carried out;
• And the power has to be handed over to the people’s representatives.
Only then, we will consider whether we can sit in the Assembly or not. Before that we can’t sit in the Assembly. The people have not given me that right.Brothers of mine Do you have faith in me? (The crowds says yes yes)I don’t want Prime Ministership. We want to establish the right of the people of this country.I want to say in clear terms that from now on all courts, magistrates, offices and educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed sine die.
To ensure that no suffering is inflicted on the poor people, to ensure that my people do not suffer, from tomorrow the following things will be put out of range of the ‘hartal’. Rickshaws and hackney carriages will work; railway trains and launches will run. But the Secretariat, Supreme Court, High Court, Judge’s Court and semi-government offices like WAPDA (Pakistan Water Development Authority) will not function. All employees will draw their salaries on the 28th of the month. If salaries are not paid; if one more shot is fired and if my people are killed again then my request to you is; build a fortress in each and every home.Face the enemy with whatever you have. Incase I can’t give you any further order, I tell you; close all roads and highway indefinitely. We will starve them to death. We will make them go without water and choke them to death. You are our brothers. You stay in your barracks; no one will say anything to you. But don’t ever try to shoot us. This will do you no good. You can’t keep seven crores of people subjugated. Since we have learnt to die, no one can dominate us. We, from Awami League, will try our best to help those who are embracing martyrdom and those who have received injuries.
Those who are capable, please extend your monetary support, whatever you can to our relief fund. And every owner of industries will pay salaries to all workers who participated in the 7-day ‘hartal’. My instruction to government officials is that you must obey what I say. From now on, tax will not be paid till such time as the freedom of our country is achieved; no one will pay anything.Listen and bear in mind, the enemy has penetrated us in order to create divisions amongst us and to start looting. Hindus, Muslims, Bengalis and non-Bengalis, all those who live in this Bangla are our brothers. The responsibility of protecting them is on you. Ensure that our reputation is not smeared in any way.
The employees of the Radio and Television; please bear in mind that if our words are not broadcasted by the radio, then no Bangali shall go to the radio station. If our news is not broadcasted by Television, then no Bangali will go to the Television station. The ban shall remain open for two hours every day so that the people can get their salaries.But from East Bangla, a single paisa will not be allowed to be remitted to West Pakistan.Telephone and Telegraph service will remain operative in our East Bangla. They shall keep on sending our news to foreign news media. But if there is any sinister move to annihilate the people of this country, the Bangalis, you will have to keep very careful watch.
I am requesting you, you are my brothers.
Do not make this country a hell and destroy it.
Do not make this country a hell and destroy it.
We will not see each other’s face in the future.
If we can solve things in a peaceful manner, we can at least live as brothers. That is why I am requesting you; do not try and run military rule in my country. Secondly, in every village, every locality, every union and every sub-division establish ‘Resistant Council’ under the leadership of the Awami League.And be ready with whatever you have.
Bear in mind that since we have given blood, we will give more. By the grace of Allah, we will surely liberate the people of this country. The struggle this time is the struggle for our emancipation. The struggle this time is the struggle for our independence. ‘Joy Bangla’