Kalurghat ( bn, কালুরঘাট) is located several miles north of the port city of
Chittagong,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
, and is mostly famous for several heavy industries located there. A bridge near Kalurghat on the
Karnaphuli River
Karnaphuli ( bn, কর্ণফুলি ''Kôrnophuli''; also spelt Karnafuli), or Khawthlangtuipui (in Mizo, meaning "western river"), is the largest and most important river in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts. It is a wide rive ...
connects Chittagong city with the southern parts of the district.
Kalurghat is also the location of the radio transmitter where Major
Ziaur Rahman
Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d ...
declared the independence of Bangladesh during the
Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Using a makeshift radio transmitter located in Kalurghat, first
M A Hannan on 26 March 1971 afternoon, and later on 26 March 1971 evening
Ziaur Rahman, an army major then, and
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
much later, declared the Independence of Bangladesh, on behalf of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...
.
The first declaration
A translation into English of the first declaration of independence by
M A Hannan on 26 March 1971 is given below:
Zia's declaration
Major
Ziaur Rahman
Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d ...
's opening words in
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
, "Ami Major
Zia
Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya) may refer to:
People
* Zia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** A romanization of the Wu ( Shanghainese) pronunciation of the Chinese surname Xie (謝)
...
Bolchi", that is, "I am Major Zia speaking", were picked up by news agencies, and were given wide publicity across the globe. ''Ami Major Zia Bolchi'' were followed by declaration of a sovereign and independent Bangladesh at 26 March 1971 evening,
in these words:
After 27 March he also included the name of
Bangobondu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...
in this declaration.
References
External links
Kalurghat Radio station
{{Coord, 22.39, N, 91.87, E, region:BD_type:city, display=title
Populated places in Chittagong Division
Bangladesh Liberation War