Victory Day (Bangladesh)
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Victory day | ||
| Observed by: | People of Bangladesh | |
| Name | Bijoy Dibosh | |
| Meaning: | Victory day | |
| Begins: | 16 December | |
| Ends | 16 December | |
| Occasion | To commemorate the surrender of Pakistan forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War | |
| Symbols: | some symbol | |
| Related to: | Independence Day (Bangladesh) | |
December 16 is celebrated as the Victory day in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the colonial Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending a 9 month long savage and brutal war.
See also
- Bangladesh Liberation War.
- Victory Day in other countries
