Cabinet declares March 7 as 'Historic Day'

The Cabinet on Wednesday declared March 7 as 'Historic Day' instead of the 'National Historic Day' in a bid to observe the day nationally and internationally, commemorating the historic speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.

The announcement came from the weekly Cabinet meeting held virtually with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The prime minister joined the meeting through a videoconference from her official residence Ganobhaban, while other Cabinet members remained connected from the Secretariat.

"The Cabinet approved a proposal placed by the Cultural Affairs Ministry for declaring March 7 as the 'Historic Day' to observe the day nationally and internationally, commemorating the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered in 1971," Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said while briefing reporters.

But the day will not be a public holiday, he added.