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MNA Exclusive Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the recognition of the historic 7th March speech by UNESCO is the revenge of history against those who had tried to erase the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“History takes its revenge, history always upholds the truth and history will make his (Bangabandhu’s) place defying all those who try to erase that. Today, Bangladesh has got that recognition,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing a grand rally organised to celebrate the recognition of the historic 7th March speech of Sheikh Mujibur as a world documentary heritage.
Nagorik Committee organised the rally at historical Suhrawardy Udyan with Professor Emeritus Dr Anisuzzaman in the chair, reports news agency.
Eminent educationist and Nazrul researcher Prog Rafiqul Islam, eminent educationist and popular novelist Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, eminent journalist and editor of Samakl newspaper Golam Sarwar and eminent educationist Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury also spoke at the programme.
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader read out the ‘Letter of Thanks’ to Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Irina Bokova. It was handed over to the country director of UNESCO to send it to the DG.
The programme started with the playing of the national anthem followed by observing a one-minute silence to show respect to all the martyrs.
The Memory of the World Register lists documentary heritage having world significance and outstanding universal value. UNESCO recently added the speech, alongside 77 other historic documents, to its Memory of the World International Register.
