day, in a bid to have the world record of the most people singing a national anthem simultaneously. Consequently, on 2 March, the ministry launched a program titled "Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla" whose main objective was to hold an event with the cooperation of Bangladesh Armed Forces where approximately 300,000 people would sing the national anthem. Several popular Bangladeshi musicians and cultural groups later joined the program. The record was broken at 11:20 on 26 March 2014 by 254,537 participants at Dhaka's National Parade Ground. The event was attended by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, and all the members of the cabinet. After receiving the required evidence, the Guinness Book of World Records approved the record on 9 April 2014. The record was broken by India on 21 January 2017. See also Notuner Gaan, the national march of Bangladesh, written by Kazi Nazrul Islam. Ekusher Gaan, a song in the memory of the martyrs of the Bengali language movement Jana Gana Mana, national anthem of India, also written by Rabindranath Tagore Banga Mata Joy Bangla Notes References External links Bangladeshi songs Songs written by Rabindranath Tagore Asian anthems Bengali-language songs Bengali-language poems Bangladeshi patriotic songs National anthem compositions in A-flat major Poems by Rabindranath Tagore Rabindra Sangeet