7 March 1971

7 March 1971

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering his historic 7th March Speech at a huge public rally at Race Course Maidan (Suhrawardy Udyan, March 7, 1971). Photo: 100 years of Mujib

Historic 7 March today

“Turn every house into a fortress, resist the enemy with everything you have ... Having mastered the lesson of sacrifice, we shall give more blood. God willing [Inshallah], we shall free the people...

File photo of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman giving his historic 7 March speech at the then-Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on 7 March 1971. Photo: Collected

Historic 7 March today

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The significance of March 7

Bangabandhu’s speech inspired the youth to take up arms against the onslaught of the Pakistan military. Photo: Liberation War Museum

A speech . . . and a country rises

Illustration: TBS

When Bangabandhu soared . . . and we with him

Photo: Courtesy

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on historic 7 March

Nation observing historic 7 March today

Nation observing historic 7 March today

Illustration: TBS

7 March . . . when Bangabandhu crossed the Rubicon