Part of 29th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
Native name | ১৯৭৪-এ জাতিসংঘে শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের ভাষণ |
---|---|
Date | 25 September 1974 |
Time | 3:00 pm — 3:10pm (UTC–4) |
Duration | Approximately ten minutes |
Venue | United Nations General Assembly Hall |
Location | UN headquarters, New York City, United States |
Coordinates | 40°45′00″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75000°N 73.96778°W |
Type | Speech |
Theme | Bangladesh's full membership in the United Nations |
On 25 September 1974, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the prime minister of Bangladesh, gave a public 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 Bengali-language speech at the United Nations, delivered during a period of depression and famine of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The day has been observed in the State of New York as Bangladeshi Immigration Day since 2019.