The interim government has decided to cancel observance of eight national days including March 7 commemorating the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The decision was taken by the Council of Advisers in a meeting recently, reports UNB.
The Cabinet Division will issue gazette notification in this regard soon.
The historic March 7 commemorates Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's pivotal speech, March 17 celebrates both the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day, August 5 marks the birth anniversary of Shaikh Hasina's brother Sheikh Kamal and August 8 the birth anniversary of Hasina's mother Bangmata Begum Fazilatunnecha Mujib, October 18 marking Hasina's youngest brother Sheikh Russell Day, August 15 marking the national mourning day marking assassination of Bangabandhu, November 4 as National Constitution Day and December 12 recognises Smart Bangladesh Day.
"The Historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman" was delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 7th March, 1971 who led the people of Bangladesh to independence in 1971, according to UNESCO website.
At that time when the Pakistani military rulers refused to transfer power to the Bengali nationalist leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose party Awami League gained majority in the National Assembly of Pakistan in the general election held in 16970. The speech effectively declared the independence of Bangladesh.
The speech constitutes a faithful documentation of how the failure of post-colonial nation-states to develop inclusive, democratic society alienates their population belonging to different ethnic, cultural, linguistic or religious groups.
The speech was extempore and there was no written script. However, the speech survived in the audio as well as AV versions.
