Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Victory day ( _bn. বিজয় দিবস "Bijôe Dibôsh") is celebrated on December 16 in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities:- 9 months of genocidegendercide.org, " [http://www.gendercide.org/case_bangladesh.html] "] . Pakistani General AAK Niazi surrendered officially to the Allied forces commander General Jagjit Singh Aurora. Bangladesh gained independence after 9 months of a long and bloody struggle.

India also commemorates victory over Pakistan on the same day in 1971 on Vijay Diwas.

ee also

* Bangladesh Liberation War.
* Victory Day in other countries


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