The Bangladesh government has extended the celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary to Dec 16, 2021 citing the disruptions caused by the pandemic.

The Cabinet Division on Tuesday announced the decision considering that the programmes could not be held properly in the designated period – Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021 - due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Born in Gopalganj’s Tungipara on Mar 17, 1920, Bangabandhu eventually led the Bengali to the struggle for independence from Pakistan. He declared independence of Bangladesh right before he was arrested by the Pakistani army on Mar 26, 1971. It triggered the Liberation War and Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign state after the nine-month long bloodbath when the Pakistani occupational forces surrendered on Dec 16, 1971.

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