Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26th March, 2018. Bangladeshi social activist made a cycle rally to celebrate Independence Day at Dhaka on March 26, 2018. The Independence Day of Bangladesh taking place on 26 March, is a national holiday. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the late hours of 25 March 1971During the early hours of 26 March 1971 the independence of Bangladesh was declared by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the guerilla struggle officially began. om Pakistan. Independence