M. A. Hannan

M. A. Hannan (Bengali: এম এ হান্নান, 1930-1974) was a politician of Bangladesh.^[1] He was the first person to broadcast Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's declaration of independence on the Independent Bangladesh Radio Station in the afternoon of 26 March 1971.^[2]

During the rule of the Awami League government (1996–2001), Chittagong International Airport was named M. A. Hannan International Airport. However, the airport has been renamed as Shah Amanat International Airport after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led alliance came to power in 2002.

References

↑ Mohammad Mostafa Kamal (2012). "Hannan, MA". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
↑ "The Declaration of Independence". Virtual Bangladesh.

Independence of Bangladesh

History and events	Bengali nationalism Indian independence movement Partition of India History of Pakistan Awami League Bengali Language Movement United Front National Awami Party Agartala Conspiracy Case 6 Point Movement 1969 uprising in East Pakistan 1970 Elections 7th of March Speech Joy Bangla Operation Searchlight 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals East Pakistan Rifles Mutiny Dhaka university massacre Declaration of independence Bangladesh Liberation War Mujibnagar Government Operation Jackpot Bangladesh War timeline Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle of Garibpur Clash over Boyra Battle of Dhalai Battle of Hilli Battle of Kushtia Instrument of Surrender 1971 Bangladesh genocide Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War History of Bangladesh

Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Syed Nazrul Islam Tajuddin Ahmad A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman M. A. G. Osmani Dhirendranath Datta Ziaur Rahman Khaled Mosharraf K M Shafiullah M. Hamidullah Khan Shafaat Jamil Quazi Nuruzzaman Chitta Ranjan Dutta A. K. Khandker Muhammad Mansur Ali Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Matiur Rahman Manjula Anwar M A Hannan Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Awami League Mujibnagar Armed forces (Mukti Bahini, K Force, S Force, Z Force, Mitro Bahini) Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra

Pakistan	Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nurul Amin Shah Azizur Rahman Golam Azam Motiur Rahman Nizami Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Army Tikka Khan A. A. K. Niazi Razakars Al-Badr Al-Shams

India	Indira Gandhi Indian Army Sam Manekshaw Jagjit Singh Aurora J.F.R. Jacob

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