Dhaka, March 7 -- March 7, a remarkable day in the history of the nation's long arduous freedom struggle, is being observed on Thursday across the nation with elaborate programmes.

In 2017, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recognised the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage.

On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of Bangalees, delivered an epoch-making speech before a mammoth rally at the then Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka city, according to a UNB report.

In his 19-minute extempore speech before a million freedom-loving people, Bangabandhu made a clarion call for a non-cooperatio...