The government organised the rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan, formerly Race Course Maidan, where Father of the Nation Bangabandhu delivered the speech in 1971. Sheikh Hasina also recalled how her mother Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib encouraged Bangabandhu to deliver the speech without any notes. Public Administration Ministry Secretary Mozammel Haque Khan, NBR Chairman Nojibur Rahman, IGP AKM Shahidul Haque and secretaries from various ministries went next. The speech was played in its entirety on a screen and through speakers at the Suhrawardy Udyan. The defeated Pakistani military signed the order of surrender at that same Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 16, 1971.

Source: bd News24 November 25, 2017 09:45 UTC