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Tensions escalated into a broader conflict when Pakistan launched preemptive air strikes on India on 3 December 1971, leading to the Indo-Pakistani War. The conflict ended with Pakistan's surrender in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, a historic event in military history.
The recovery of Dhaka city began during the 1840s and the catalyst for major developments were the setting up of the elected Dhaka Municipality in 1885, Bengal partition in 1905, establishment of Dhaka University in 1921, creation of Pakistan in 1947 and independence of Bangladesh in 1971. This exhibition will trace the history of Dhaka City ...
Dec 16, 2023 · Publish : 16 Dec 2023, 12:00 AM Update : 16 Dec 2023, 12:00 AM. The nation is set to celebrate 53rd Victory Day on Saturday with due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971. Elaborate programs have been arranged marking the most joyous December 16th when the country was born against the supreme sacrifice of ...
Mar 26, 1971 · The Bangladesh War of Independence or the Bangladesh Liberation War refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that lasted for roughly nine months in 1971. The war resulted in Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan. Pakistan's partition from India in 1947 had arisen from the 'two-nation ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The establishment of the nation-state Bangladesh through the victory of the War of Liberation on 16 December 1971 was the greatest achievement of the Bangalee nation, she said.
Dec 3, 2023 · The same day, the joint command of the Indian and Bangladesh forces, formed on November 21, started attacking Pakistani army bases in the border areas.
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh on 16 December. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladesh in Dhaka high command, which ended on 9 per month in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 atrocities.
