A commemorative postage stamp on the Declaration of Six–Point Demand by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman :

Issued by Bangladesh

Issued on Feb 5, 2021

Issued for : On this issue, Bangladesh Post has issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp of denomination of Tk. 10, a First Day Cover of Tk. 10, a Data Card of Tk. 5.00 and a Special Canceller.

Designer Stamp & FDC : Mr. Boni Adam

Designer Canceller : Mr. Sanjiv Kanti Das

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

No. of Stamp : 01 (One) Piece

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination of Stamp : Tk. 10/- (Ten)

Size of Stamp : 32 mm x 48 mm

Perforation of Stamps : 12.5

Qnt of Stamps : 50,000 (Fifty Thousand) pcs

Process of Printing : Offset

Printer : The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., Gazipur-1703

About : 

• The Undisputed Leader of the Bengali (Bangalee) Nation, the Greatest Bengali (Bangalee) of all time, the Great Dreamer of the Golden Bengal (Bangla), The Great Architect of Independent and Sovereign Bangladesh, Bangabandhu always dreamed an independent and sovereign state for the Bengali (Bangalee) people of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). During General Ayub’s autocratic regime (1958-1969), the Awami League under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman emerged as the leading party in the struggle for achieving autonomy for East Pakistan. After the death Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the sole leader of the Awami League.
• In the aftermath of the 17-days war of 1965 between India and Pakistan that exposed the utter helplessness of the Bengalis (Bangalees) in the absence of any noticeable military defense and security from the side of the Pakistan central Government. At a conference of oppositions parties in Lahore in February 1966, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the historic six–point program of the Awami League. The program included: Federal Parliamentary System at the center including universal adult franchise; all power in the federating units or provinces except foreign relations and defense; separate currencies for East and West Pakistan; right of the federating units to levy taxes and duties; right to negotiate trade and commerce with foreign countries by the federating units; and finally, militia or paramilitary forces for the provinces for their own defenses.
• The six-point program marked a change in politics. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had been able to get his Six-Point Program ratified through the Awami League council meeting held in Eden Hotel, Dhaka on 18-19 March 1966. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected as president of the Party, while Tajuddin Ahmad was elected as General Secretary. The six-point program instantly stirred the younger section of the population of the country. The reaction of the Ayub Government was very sharp. Terming it ‘secessionist’ president Ayub threatened to suppress the demand with the ‘language of weapon’.
• After the declaration of the Six-Point demand the speed of the freedom movement of the Bengalis (Bangalees) intensified and spread all over the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Historic Six-Point Movement in 1966 to liberate the Bengali (Bangalee) Nation from Pakistani rule, exploitation and deprivation. The Six-Point demand was the charter of emancipation and independence of the Bengalis (Bangalees).
• The Historic Six-Point Movement of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman left behind an eternal legacy of perpetual inspiration of emancipation and independence which still inspires the Bengali (Bangalee) Nation. The legacy of the Historic Six-Point Movement of Bangabandhu will live on forever.
• Narrator:
  Shafiee Billah Jabber
  Son of Martyred Intellectual Abdul Jabbar of Bangladesh Liberation War and
  Author of the Trust: Martyred Intellectuals’ Memorial Trust, Bangladesh.
  Editor and Publisher: The Daily Asian Express and Fortnightly City of Joy.
  

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