“However, Pakistanis did not allow the bangalee nation to assume power,” she continued. Hasina went on saying the Awami League secured an absolute majority in whole Pakistan in the general elections of 1970. Under the undaunted leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib, the bangalee nation got prepared for independence through the Language Movement of 1948-'52, Education Movement of 1962, Six-point Demand of 1966 and Eleven-point Movement and Mass Upsurge of 1969, she added. “In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the programs are being celebrated following the health protocols avoiding public gatherings.” “On the occasion of the 'Mujib Year' marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation and Golden Jubilee of our victory, colourful programs have been chalked out,” she said. Sheikh Hasina recalled with gratitude those foreign states and friends who had extended their support during our Liberation War. She also paid her tributes to four national leaders, three million martyrs, two hundred thousand dishonoured women of the War of Liberation and the greatest sons of the soil- the freedom fighters whose supreme sacrifices made independent-sovereign Bangladesh. She recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with deep gratitude. Responding to the clarion call of the greatest bangalee of all time, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the bangalee nation achieved ultimate victory on this day in 1971 after 23 years of intense political struggles and nine months of blood-shedding War of Liberation,” she said. This is a glorious day for the Bangalee nation. Bangladesh has completed 50 years of her victory. "The 16th December is our great Victory Day. “I extend my heartiest greetings and congratulations to the countrymen on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of our great victory,” the premier said in a message issued in Dhaka on Wednesday. On the eve of the 51st anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, the United Nations stands with Bangladesh in partnership and wishes all Bangladeshi nationals, in the country and abroad a very happy Victory Day.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended her greetings and warm felicitations to the country's people on the occasion of the 51st Victory and National Day. Starting with UNHCR in 1971, 22 UN agencies now have operations in the country. The UN has been a partner of the Government and the people of Bangladesh since its birth. And it was thanks to Bangladesh’s advocacy that the UN General Assembly recognized the International Mother Language Day in 2008.īangladesh’s advocacy internally for the rights of the most vulnerable, and its constitution illustrates the country’s determination to be a democracy in which fundamental human rights and freedoms and respect for the dignity and worth of the human person shall be guaranteed. Bangladesh has also been a vocal advocate for multilateralism, climate justice and the interests of least developed countries.īangladesh sponsored the Culture of Peace resolution that was unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1999. The country has been on an extraordinary voyage from being a war and famine-ravaged newborn nation, to its current standing as a United Nations member state standing at the threshold of LDC graduation, and providing shelter to nearly a million Rohingya refugees.īangladesh’s achievements in human development and disaster response, long before it became a middle-income country, made it an example for other countries to emulate.īangladesh too has contributed to shaping the UN’s development agenda and peace operations globally. On 16 December, Bangladesh is celebrating its 51st anniversary of Victory Day.
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