DHAKA: Bangladesh set Guinness World Records by singing its national anthem with 254,537 voices simultaneously at the National Parade Ground on March 26, the Independence Day.

The Guinness World Records made the disclosure on its official website on Wednesday afternoon.   

It says: “The most people singing a national anthem simultaneously is 254,537 and was achieved by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the Peoples` Republic of Bangladesh (Bangladesh) at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 26 March 2014.”

BDST: 1720 HRS, APR 09, 2014