The holiday was primarily observed by the government and Bangladeshi citizens, and the national flag is flown from private and public buildings.

His birthday was celebrated that year by the provincial branch of the Awami League in Dacca (the capital of East Pakistan, present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh), and the party organized prayer ceremonies in Chittagong.

In the afternoon, prayers were said for him at Baitul Mukarram under the leadership of Islamic scholar Obaidullah bin Syed Jalalabadi.

[8] Gandhi used her visit to give Bangabandhu birthday presents, and finance minister Tajuddin Ahmad officially wished him long life.

[7] On Bangabandhu's 55th birthday in 1975, 50,000 people gathered in front of his residence at 6 a.m. with gifts[7] and a 55-pound (25 kg) cake was ordered by the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL).

The president and prime minister paid their respects at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum (his former residence) in Dhaka and at his mausoleum in Tungipara.

[18] In On 8 March 2022, the Press Institute Bangladesh published a book titled "Songbadpotre Bongbondhur Jonmodin" which is a collection of news articles about the birthday from 1972—1975.