Google Doodle celebrates Bangladesh’s Independence Day
The doodle, featuring national flag, has been seen above the search box on the homepage of Google since early Friday
The world's most-used internet search engine Google has created a doodle marking the Independence Day of Bangladesh.
The doodle, featuring national flag, has been seen above the search box on the homepage of Google since early Friday.
Google first made a doodle in honour of Bangladesh's Independence Day in 2013, commemorating the 43rd Independence Day.
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Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepage since 1998, which is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people.
On March 26, 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence following the crackdown on unarmed Bangalis on March 25 night by the then Pakistan occupation army.
Bangladesh set to celebrate the 51st Independence and National Day Friday coinciding with the grand celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of independence.
The grand celebration of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence, which marked the physical attendance of five heads of states and governments and virtual attendance of other global leaders, started on 17 March at the National Parade Square here in the presence of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
The 10-day grand celebration will end on Friday following the celebration of the country's 51st Independence and National Day with the attendance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in person as the guest of honour.
