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Dec 16, 2014 · DECEMBER 16, 1971. A sad day in the history of Pakistan, when this country was divided into two. I still remember listening to Radio Pakistan which, in its hourly news bulletin, was telling its ...
Dec 16, 2015 · December 16, 1971 is a violently bitter day when Pakistan was struck by a whirlwind of tragedy that mutilated it at its source. It's a day to ask for forgiveness from the creators and founding ...
Dec 16, 2018 · Revisiting 1971. It is a date which will live in subcontinental infamy: Dec 16, 1971. On this day, the dream of Partition was violently broken and the new, independent country of Bangladesh was ...
Jan 1, 2001 · The most spectacular—and depressing—spectacle of this was witnessed at the race course ground in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 when 90,000 Pakistani troops and members of the civil bureaucracy surrendered to the invading Indian army. Perhaps never before in history has such a large number of troops surrendered to an enemy anywhere.
Bangladesh Liberation War, c. 1971 ... On 16 December 1971, ... Genocide is the term still used to describe the event in almost every major publication and newspaper ...
- 26 March – 16 December 1971, (8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
- Indian–Bangladeshi victory, Surrender of Pakistani forces
Mar 26, 2023 · In the west, the Indian army gained swathes of territory in Pakistan's Sind and Punjab provinces. On 16 December 1971, 93,000 soldiers of the Pakistan army, led by Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, surrendered to the Mukti Bahini and the Indian army at the Race Course in Dhaka. Bangladesh was a free people's republic.
Victory Day. Victory day (weRq w`em) is celebrated on 16 December commemorating the ultimate victory in our Liberation War in 1971. On this day in 1971, Pakistani Army surrendered in Dhaka marking the end of nine months atrocities in Bangladesh. Pakistani General AAK Niazi officially surrendered to the Allied Forces Commander General Jagjit ...
