Formalities for the commencement of the constitution of the People s Republic of Bangladesh on December 16 are being undertaken by the Gono Parishad (Constituent Assembly) at its two-day special session. This morning, Speaker Mohammadullah puts his signature to authenticate the constitution. The speaker then calls upon Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to put his signature on the original Bangla copy and on its English translation.
After signing the constitution, Bangabandhu says, I am a proud man today. Our people are proud too at this moment.
He further adds, Our people for the last 25 years had been yearning for a supreme law for the conduct of their own affairs. Now that has been achieved by them within a short period of 11 months of the Liberation.