Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16. It commemorates the victory of the Bangladesh forces over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The war pitted East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan, and lasted for a duration of nine months.
About Victory day of Bangladesh in brief
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16 to commemorate the victory of the Bangladesh forces over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. This day and event is also commemorated across India as the Vijay Diwas to honor Bangladeshi and Indian martyrs who laid down their lives in the war. The war pitted East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan, and lasted for a duration of nine months. It witnessed large-scale atrocities, the exodus of 10 million refugees and the killing of 3 million people by the Pakistani armed forces. On 16 December 1971, Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, CO of Pakistan Armed Forces located in East Pakistan signed the Instrument of Surrender. In 1996, the Bangladesh Bank issued a 10 Taka note with an overprint commemorating Victory Day’s Silver Jubilee. Most United Nations member nations were quick to recognize Bangladesh within months of its independence. The celebration of Victory Day has been taking place since 1972.
The day’s highlight is the national holiday parade on Dhaka’s National Parade Ground, hosted by the Bangladesh Armed Forces and involves personnel from the Bangadelsh Police, Border Guard Bangladesh, Bangladesh Jail and Bangladesh Ansar. It is the country’s main military event of the year and one of the biggest military parades in South Asia. Before around 10am, a division-sized formation of around 18,000 personnel of the armed forces and law enforcement organizations assemble on the parade ground, alongside a 4,000 strong mobile column amounting to around 400 vehicles. It has been held since the 1970s as the principal national celebrations of the victory of the people against the government of Pakistan, assisted by the Indian Armed Forces, and as such is the principal event with nationwide radiocast provided by Bangladesh Television and Radio. The Surrender of the Pakistan Eastern Command marked the end of the India-Pakistan War of 1971 in the Eastern Theater.
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