Bangabandhu & His Ideals

• Banga

  Bengal
• Bangladesh


  Country formed from the Bengal region
• Bangabandhu

  Friend of Bangla
• Bishvabandhu

  Friend of the World
• Bangiyo Delta

  Bengal Delta
• Transformation from 'Banga' to 'Bangladesh'

  Historical connection and relationship between these words
• Transformation from 'Bangabandhu' to 'Bishvabandhu'

  Historical connection and relationship between these words
• Humanitarian spirit developed in the Bengal region over a thousand years

  • Illustrative examples of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life and his struggle for the liberation of people
• Bangabandhu became a symbol of the liberation struggle of all the oppressed people of the world beyond the territorial boundaries of Bengal
• Bangabandhu awarded the prestigious 'Joliot-Curie Medal for Peace' by the World Peace Council


  May 23, 1973
• Bishwabandhu


  Title conferred on Bangabandhu
• Personality of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

  His titles of 'Bangabandhu' and 'Bishwabandhu'
• Titles of 'Bangabandhu' and 'Bishwabandhu'

  Deep connection with the history and tradition of the 'Banga' region
• Discussion and inquiry will proceed with necessary examples from the history and culture of the Bengal region of several thousand years and the landscape surrounded by soil, mud, water and greenery
• Geographical issues play a very important role in the analysis of the history of a sovereign state's development and the role of an individual in the final phase of that history
• A group of people who have settled in a specific geographical area or region defined by natural boundaries, over various times, engages in a complicated journey in the long course of history, facing challenges or opposition, gradually forming society, culture, and politics based on accumulated collective experiences
• Identifying the geographical/regional predispositions of these societies, cultures, economies, and politics is very necessary
• The influence of geography is undeniable in the formation of an individual's personality
• It is necessary to determine a geographical region at the beginning of the search for the history of Bangladesh's development
• Understanding the geographical challenges and features of that region is equally essential
• It is necessary to identify a community that is capable of fighting against adversity and survive
• The geographical possibilities of the regional landmass also need to be explored
• Bengal


  A geographically distinctive landmass in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent
• In the southernwestern part of this region lies the world's largest delta
• Bhagirathi


  One of the two streams of the Ganges River, flows through present-day West Bengal in India
• Padma

  One of the two streams of the Ganges River, is in Bangladesh
• Bengal delta


  The interlacing land between the Bhagirathi and Padma river channels of the Ganges, globally recognized
• Water bodies in the Bengal region

  • Rivers
  • Canals
  • Creeks
  • Diverse water bodies
• People of Bengal region

  • Acquired a rich reservoir of knowledge to survive through approximately two thousand years of struggles, experiences, conflicts, and coexistence with both natural adversities and oppressive rulers
• At that time, there was neither any specific political identity for this land nor any defined boundaries
• Countless names and identities were created but no boundaries were found
• It was a land where various communities engaged in multifaceted activities, events, conflicts, and harmonies, contributing to the awareness of society, culture, and politics in the people of Bengal
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman


  The first person from this Bengal region to rise from the geographic and natural environment of water and land to fight for the freedom of the common people
• Bangladesh was established as an independent sovereign state in 1971 in a specific land in the eastern part of Bengal
• Bishwabandhu


  Title honoured to Bangabandhu in 1973 because of his love for all people, regardless of language, religion, or caste, and his fight for the freedom of all oppressed and downtrodden people
• Terrain to the south

  • Sloping
  • Surrounded by a band of high hilly red soil on three sides
  • Floodplain, the largest delta in the world, formed by the alluvium of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna
• Niharranjan Roy: 'Gaud-Barendra-Radha-Suhma-Tamralipti-Samatata-Banga-Bengal-Harikel etc. towns of ancient Bengal, villages, plain land, hill surrounded by rivers like Bhagirathi-Karatwa-Brahmaputra-Padma-Meghna and many more rivers are located within this naturally formed territory. This continent is the source of historical Bengali work and religion-work-soft ground. This continent of soft clay is the source of worldly and divine activities of the Bengalis historically.'
• Banga

  Identity of 'Banga' and 'Bongal' has evolved continuously over the millennia
• In ancient times, various rulers of Bengal region had their insignias in the form of different pieces of land, and the name "Banga" is mentioned in many scriptures
• There is no clear mention of the specific boundaries of 'Banga'