The nation on November 25 will celebrate the recognition of the historic 7th March speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) last week with PM's Principal Secretary Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury in the chair.

Officials of different ministries, government divisions, civil society members and media people were present at the meeting.

To celebrate this great achievement, he said, joyous processions involving the people of all classes and professions as well as government and private organisations will be staged across the country on November 25.

The top government official said the celebration won't be limited to as only a festival, it will be in fact as awareness build-up programme so that the students and next generation could be well-informed about the March 7 speech.

The prime minister's principal secretary said cultural functions and concerts will be staged across the country to inform about the significance of the speech.

He said the speech will be broadcast in various languages so that world people can know about it.

"We will engage our missions abroad in this work," he said.

On October 30, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recognised the Bangabandhu's historic March 7 speech as part of world's documentary heritage. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova announced the decision at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.

According to the decision, Bangabandhu's 7th March speech has been included in the Memory of the World International Register, a list of world's important documentary heritage maintained by the UNESCO.