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Dec 16, 2021 · 1971 Liberation War, the dream of seven crore Bengalis, the struggle for the survival of the people of this delta. After a long nine-month war, the Bengalis gained independence on December 16, 1971.
Dec 16, 2022 · Wall Street Journal correspondent Peter R Kann recorded the events of December 1971 from Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka. Tribune Desk. Publish : 16 Dec 2022, 12:27 AM Update : 16 Dec 2022, 12:27 AM. At 10:10am a hotel official walks up: “It's definite, it's definite. It's surrender.”
Victory Day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the defeat of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the Independence of Bangladesh.
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- Bengali: বিজয় দিবস (Bijoy Dibosh)
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Dec 16, 2023 · On Dec 16, 1971, Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered for secession of East Pakistan. It is considered the darkest day in our history. The grievances of Dhaka were political one: it should have been handled with a political approach.
Dec 16, 2021 · On December 16, 1971, Pakistani soldiers surrendered to a joint India-Bangladesh force, formally making Bangladesh a new nation under the leadership of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur...
Dec 17, 2022 · Enayetullah Khan I vividly remember 1971 December 16 as Bangladesh was liberated. Freedom had been in the air for a while and it was obvious that the Pakistani forces were going down. Every one hoped that victory would be won without too much bloodshed.We knew from close hand the meaning of war brutalities. As a Dhaka University staff quarter’s resident, it was all too evident to us every ...
Mar 26, 2023 · 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.
