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BANGLADESH : Bangladesh National Anthem
Bangladeshi National Anthem
National Anthem of Bangladesh
Amar Sonar Bangla
Author:
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Composer:
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Adopted:
1971
National Day:
March 26 (1971) - Independence Day
December 16 (1971) - Victory Day
Formerly East Pakistan
Buy:
Rabindranath Tagore
Further details:
The music and words were written by RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861-1941) during the movement against the partition of Bengal effected by Lord Curzon in 1905. Later it was widely sung during the struggle for independence against Pakistan, and was adopted as a National Anthem by the then provisional Bangladesh government in April 1971, and approved by the National Assembly on January 13 1972.