Part of the 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
Native name | ১৯৭৪-এ জাতিসংঘে শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের ভাষণ |
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Date | 25 September 1974 |
Time | 3:00–3:10 p.m. (UTC–4) |
Venue | United Nations General Assembly Hall |
Location | Headquarters of the United Nations, New York City, United States |
Type | Speech |
Theme | Bangladesh's full membership in the United Nations |
On 25 September 1974, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City to the member states' representatives at the General Assembly session. It was the first speech at the United Nations to be given in Bengali, and took place during a period of depression and famine in Bangladesh. The anniversary of the speech has been observed in the U.S. state of New York as Bangladeshi Immigration Day since 2019.