- Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)
Armed Forces Day is observed in
Bangladesh onNovember 21 . This signifies the day in1971 , when the members of Army, Navy, and Air force of the Bangladesh liberation war forces launched a combined offensive against the Pakistani Occupation Army. [http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-01-2002-11-20&id=7 Bangladesh Sangbad Sangastha] , 20 November, 2002.] OnDecember 16 ,1971 , the Pakistan Army surrendered with 93,000 troops to the combined forces, ending theLiberation War of Bangladesh and theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 simultaneously.References
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