JSC Unit: 5; Lesson 2(B); The Historic 7 March Speech
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman delivered his most iconic speech at the Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on 7 March 1971.
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He called on his fellow countrymen to get ready for independence. On the day, a million people gathered there to listen to their great leader.
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It was this speech that encouraged the freedom-seeking Bangalees to prepare for the Liberation War.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŖāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
The 19 minute speech has been recognized by UNESCO as one of the worldâs most important documentary heritages.
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UNESCO added the speech to the Memory of the World Register as a documentary heritage on 30 October 2017, giving it a legendary status. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO on 30 October 2017, giving it a legendary status.
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UNESCO official website says that, â ….. The speech effectively declared the independence of Bangladesh. ….. The speech was extempore and there was no written script ……..â
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He started his speech with these words. âtoday, I appear before you with a heavy heart. You know everything and understand as well.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
We tried with our lives. ……. Today the people of Bengal want freedom, the people of Bengal want to survive, and the people of Bengal want to have their rights……..â
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ …. āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
1.Deliver (v) 2.Iconic (adj) 3.Fellow (adj) 4.Countrymen (n) 5.Encourage (v) 6.Freedom âseeking (adj 7.Recognize (v) |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
1.āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž 2.āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ , āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ 3.āĻāĻāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ° 4.āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ 5.āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž 6.āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ 7.āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
08. Documentry (adj)
09. Heritage (v) 10. Legendary (adj) 11. Status (n) 12. Announce (v) 13. Headquarters (n) 14. Script (n) |
ā§Ļā§Ž. āĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ. āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ
ā§Ļā§¯. āĻāĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° ā§§ā§§. āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ ā§§ā§¨. āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž ā§§ā§Š. āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻ° ā§§ā§Ē. āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
16. Survive (v)
17. Rights (n) 18. Extempore (ad) |
ā§§ā§Ŧ. āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
ā§§ā§. āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš 18. āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§āĻžāĻ |