Birth anniv of Bangabandhu to be celebrated Monday
Sunday, 16 March 2014
The 94th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be celebrated Monday as the National Children’s Day. The day is a public holiday.
On March 17 in 1920, the architect of the nation was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj district.
Through his dynamic leadership, Bangabandhu organised the Bengali nation to fight against exploitation and repression by Pakistani rulers, that culminated in independent Bangladesh after a nine-month War of liberation in 1971.
On August 15, 1975, the great leader of the land was assassinated, along with most members of his family, by some disgruntled army men.President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages marking the day, according to a news agency.