The government of Bangladesh has announced the commemoration of 2020-2021 as the Mujib Year () on the occasion of the centennial birth anniversary of the founding leader of the country, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . This year will be celebrated from 17 March 2020 to 26 March 2021. The UN General Assembly, UNESCO, has decided to jointly celebrate the Mujib Year with Bangladesh at the UNESCO 40th General Assembly. The decision was made in the presence of all UNESCO members on 12–27 November in Paris, held on 25 November 2019.
