Pallinews Desk:
Bangabandhu's March 7 speech has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Documentary Heritage.
Director-General Irina Bokova made the announcement at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on October 30 (Monday).
He said that the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been included in the Memory of the World International Register.
Things that have international significance are listed in the Memory of the World International Register.
The decision regarding the listing was taken by the International Advisory Committee (IAC). The IAC committee, which met from October 24-27, decided to grant UNESCO recognition to the March 7 speech.
In a response, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said, "Now the world will know about our Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This speech is an inspiration for the people of Bangladesh for independence. The Bengali nation woke up in this speech."‘
With the inclusion of Bangabandhu's March 7 speech in the international document, the number of listed heritages has reached 427.
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