Victory Day (Bangladesh)
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Victory day (Bengali: 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 genocide.[1] 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.
[edit] See also
- Bangladesh Liberation War
- Victory Day in other countries
