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© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum, Une photographie de cheikh Mujibur Rahman, prononce des discours sur le 7 mars 1971

The Historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Registration year: 2017
Submission year: 
2016
Collection ID: 
2016-77

"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. 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 1970. 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.

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© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum, Une photographie de cheikh Mujibur Rahman, prononce des discours sur le 7 mars 1971
Still photograph of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering speech on 7 March 1971
© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum

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© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum, Still photograph of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering speech on 7 March 1971
Still photograph of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering speech on 7 March 1971
© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum

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© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum, Still photograph of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering speech on 7 March 1971
Still photograph of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering speech on 7 March 1971
© Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive, Liberation War Museum
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