Historical March 7 celebration at Bangladesh Sub-High Commission in Kolkata – 2024-03-09 21:31:15

The 53rd anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech on March 7, 1971 was celebrated with due dignity by the Sub-High Commission of Bangladesh located in Kolkata.

The program began with the hoisting of the Bangladeshi national flag at the premises of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Thursday (March 7). Andalib Ilyas, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh posted in Kolkata hoisted the flag.

On the importance of March 7, Calcutta Deputy High Commissioner Andalib Ilyas said that this is the most important speech in the history of the Bengali nation. The speech that roused the entire nation. Through this speech, the nation was forced to choose the path of freedom.

He said that he called and gave instructions to the people through this.

On this historic day, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh Andalib Ilyas in Kolkata along with all responsible officials of Education and Action, Press and Commerce laid wreaths at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu.

On this historic day, Deputy High Commissioner Andalib Ilyas spoke about preserving Bangabandhu’s chair in Kolkata.

He said, we are still in discussion with Jadavpur University and Calcutta University regarding the preservation of Bangabandhu’s chair in Kolkata. We have made quite a bit of progress on this matter. Some complications were created due to some unrest about the post of Vice-Chancellors of these two universities. Being a bureaucrat myself, I understand that there is some delay due to some bureaucratic work between the two countries. But it’s not like it’s relaxed.

He also said that we have collected some information from Kolkata’s Jadavpur University and sent it to Dhaka. Constructive discussions are going on between us about how the cost will be, who will pay the cost, what kind of teaching will be done, what subjects will be researched. I am very hopeful, we will be able to settle the technical issues of both sides and establish the chair very soon. We are trying to complete the work this year.

Ranjan Sen, First Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner, said in his welcome address that the March 7 speech is a source of eternal motivation for us. It is a unique strategic document. Inspired by the 7th March speech, Bengali officers of the then Pakistan Deputy High Commission in Calcutta revolted on 18 April 1971.

A documentary on Bangabandhu’s March 7 speech was shown at the Bangladesh Gallery of the Sub-High Commission premises this afternoon. Besides, speeches of His Excellency the President and the Prime Minister were read out on the occasion of this historic day.

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