On March 25, 1971, the then West Pakistan government attacked the innocent people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) late at night. There was shelling in different parts of Dhaka, brutal torture of women in many places and planned killings in many places. In this situation, the Bengalis had their backs against the wall and in many places, without waiting for the official announcement, many started preparing for war. After receiving the official declaration, the Apamar Bengali masses jumped into the war against the West Pakistani junta and India's unwavering support led to the liberation of East Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh through a bloody 9-month long war. National Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March every year since 1972. On the night of March 25, 1971 (Kal Raat), the people of the then East Pakistan officially started their struggle for independence. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then undisputed leader of East Pakistan, officially announced the independence of Bangladesh in a message before his arrest on the night of March 25. M. on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26. A. Hannan read out the official declaration of participation in the war of independence to the people of Bangladesh from Kalurghat Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Chittagong. Later on March 27, the then Major Ziaur Rahman of the Pakistan Army read the Declaration of Independence from the same center. A notification published on January 22, 1972 declared this day as a national day in Bangladesh
