Importance of the 7th March Speech

Importance of the 7th March Speech

 Throughout history, people in any country have been persuaded by political leaders to fight and even to sacrifice their lives for their motherland and the betterment of its people. A few political leaders not all deliver their speeches in a way that can create effective appeal to the people and influence not only to believe but also to act on their speeches. The speeches of the 7th march of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was of the kind that was not limited only to a clarion call for emancipation of the 75 million people of Bangladesh but his speeches brought about a revolutionary change in the psyche of the nation that persuaded people to snatch away independence from the clutches of west Pakistan. The aftermath of the brave speech is our freedom. It still persuade the people of Bangladesh to sacrifice anything for our beloved country. The recent UNESCO's declaration of the 7th march speech as an important documentary heritage will get the world to know about the speech's significance and our glorious liberation War.

Background:

 Pakistan was created in 1947, during the partition of India, as Muslim homeland in south Asia. its territory comprised most of the muslim majority provinces of British India, including two geographically and culturally separate areas, one east of India and the other west. The western zone was popularly called West Pakistan. The eastern zone was called east Bengal and then East Pakistan. West Pakistan dominated the country politically, and its leaders exploited the east economically. In 1966 , the Awami league, led by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, proposed the six point Movement to demand provincial autonomy for East Pakistan. The Pakistani establishment rejected the military govt. arrested Sheikh Mujib and charged him Agartala Conspiracy Case. In 1970, the Awami League, the largest East Pakistan Political party, won landslide victory in national elections wining 167 of the 169 seats allotted to East Pakistan and a Majoruty of the seats in  the National assembly with the right of forming a government . however, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan peoples party and a member of the Sindhi ethnic group, refused to allow Sheikh Mujib to become Prime Minister. On the 1st March, the convening of the national assembly was postponed for since die, leading to an outcry across East Pakistan. Violence broke out in Dhaka , Chittagong, Rangpur, Comilla, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna and the security forces killed dozen of unarmed protesters. On the basis of situation on 5th march. There were open calls for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to declare independence from Pakistan and the Awami League called a large public gathering at Dhaka's Ramna Race Course on 7th March to respond.

The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu:

The 7th March Speech was a speech given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, hte founding father of Bangladesh on 7th March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka to a gathering of over two million people. It was delivered during a period of escalating tensions between East Pakistan and the powerful political and military establishment of east  Pakistan. The Bangladesh Liberation War began 18 days later, when the Pakistan army launched operation Searchlight against Benglai civilians, intelligentsia, students, politicians and armed personnel.

The Speech: 

 Bangabandhu started with the lines, ''Today, I appeared before you with a heavy heart. You know everything and understand as well. We tried with our Lives. But the painful matter is that today, in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur, the streets are dyed red with the blood of our brethren. Today the people of Bengal want freedom, the people of Bengal want to have their rights. What wrong did we do?
He mentioned four conditions for joining the national assembly on 25 march:
1. The immediate withdrawal of martial law;
2. The immediate taking back of all military personnel to therir barracks;
3. A proper inquiry into the loss of life during the conflict.
4. The immediate transfer of power to elected representatives of the people;
the speech concluded with,
'Our struggle, this time, is struggle for our freedom. Our struggle, this time is a struggle for our independence. Joy Bangla' It was a defector declaration of Bangladesh's independence. The historic7th March speech of Bangabandhu was one of the shortest public speeches  ever. It only lasted for about 19 minutes and comprised of 1,108 words. But each of those words was spoken not only for the Banglees but also for the whole humanity. the speech of 7th march was fully extrempore and there was no written script.

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Importance of the 7th March Speech

Importance of the 7th March Speech

 Throughout history, people in any country have been persuaded by political leaders to fight and even to sacrifice their lives for their motherland and the betterment of its people. A few political leaders not all deliver their speeches in a way that can create effective appeal to the people and influence not only to believe but also to act on their speeches. The speeches of the 7th march of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was of the kind that was not limited only to a clarion call for emancipation of the 75 million people of Bangladesh but his speeches brought about a revolutionary change in the psyche of the nation that persuaded people to snatch away independence from the clutches of west Pakistan. The aftermath of the brave speech is our freedom. It still persuade the people of Bangladesh to sacrifice anything for our beloved country. The recent UNESCO's declaration of the 7th march speech as an important documentary heritage will get the world to know about the speech's significance and our glorious liberation War.

Background:

 Pakistan was created in 1947, during the partition of India, as Muslim homeland in south Asia. its territory comprised most of the muslim majority provinces of British India, including two geographically and culturally separate areas, one east of India and the other west. The western zone was popularly called West Pakistan. The eastern zone was called east Bengal and then East Pakistan. West Pakistan dominated the country politically, and its leaders exploited the east economically. In 1966 , the Awami league, led by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, proposed the six point Movement to demand provincial autonomy for East Pakistan. The Pakistani establishment rejected the military govt. arrested Sheikh Mujib and charged him Agartala Conspiracy Case. In 1970, the Awami League, the largest East Pakistan Political party, won landslide victory in national elections wining 167 of the 169 seats allotted to East Pakistan and a Majoruty of the seats in  the National assembly with the right of forming a government . however, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan peoples party and a member of the Sindhi ethnic group, refused to allow Sheikh Mujib to become Prime Minister. On the 1st March, the convening of the national assembly was postponed for since die, leading to an outcry across East Pakistan. Violence broke out in Dhaka , Chittagong, Rangpur, Comilla, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna and the security forces killed dozen of unarmed protesters. On the basis of situation on 5th march. There were open calls for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to declare independence from Pakistan and the Awami League called a large public gathering at Dhaka's Ramna Race Course on 7th March to respond.

The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu:

The 7th March Speech was a speech given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, hte founding father of Bangladesh on 7th March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka to a gathering of over two million people. It was delivered during a period of escalating tensions between East Pakistan and the powerful political and military establishment of east  Pakistan. The Bangladesh Liberation War began 18 days later, when the Pakistan army launched operation Searchlight against Benglai civilians, intelligentsia, students, politicians and armed personnel.

The Speech: 

 Bangabandhu started with the lines, ''Today, I appeared before you with a heavy heart. You know everything and understand as well. We tried with our Lives. But the painful matter is that today, in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur, the streets are dyed red with the blood of our brethren. Today the people of Bengal want freedom, the people of Bengal want to have their rights. What wrong did we do?
He mentioned four conditions for joining the national assembly on 25 march:
1. The immediate withdrawal of martial law;
2. The immediate taking back of all military personnel to therir barracks;
3. A proper inquiry into the loss of life during the conflict.
4. The immediate transfer of power to elected representatives of the people;
the speech concluded with,
'Our struggle, this time, is struggle for our freedom. Our struggle, this time is a struggle for our independence. Joy Bangla' It was a defector declaration of Bangladesh's independence. The historic7th March speech of Bangabandhu was one of the shortest public speeches  ever. It only lasted for about 19 minutes and comprised of 1,108 words. But each of those words was spoken not only for the Banglees but also for the whole humanity. the speech of 7th march was fully extrempore and there was no written script.

Thanks for reading.///