Victory Day today

Bangladesh celebrates today the 44th Victory Day recalling the heroic freedom fighters who laid down their lives during the War of Independence to free the nation from Pakistani occupation forces.People across the country will stream to memorials to pay homage to the martyrs of 1971.On this day in 1971, the nine-month war of independence ended with the Bangali nation clinching victory against the occupation army of Pakistan.The war of independence was preceded by 23 years of intense political struggle for democracy and national identity.On December 16 in 1971, the commander of  93,000 occupation troops of Pakistan army  Lieutenant  General AAK Niazi surrendered at Ramna Race Course, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in the historic city of Dhaka.

The Victory Day, a public holiday, is heralded by pre-day 31-gun salute.People will stem to the National Memorial at Savar to pay homage to the valiant freedom fighters who gave life so that the nation could live.President Abdul Hamid, prime minister Sheikh Hasina, leader of the opposition  Raushan Ershad, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in separate messages hailed the day.The president and the prime minister will attend the Victory Day parade at National Parade Square.
The three services, BGB, police, freedom fighters, Fire Service and Civil Defence and Ansar and Village Defence Party will take part in the parade.The green and red national flag will be flown atop all buildings.The president, the prime minister, BNP chairperson and other political leaders will lay wreaths at the National Memorial.
The ruling Awami League will take out  victory procession from Suhrawardy Udyan which would terminate at Bangabandhu Museum at Dhanmondi, Road-32, in the evening.

BNP hosted a discussion in the capital on Monday to celebrate Victory Day.Major political parties as well as social, cultural and professional organizations and educational institutions will celebrate the day through separate programmes.Newspapers will bring out special supplements and TV channels and radio stations will air special programmes  to  mark Victory Day.The government has tightened security in the capital and the rest of the country against possible subversive activities.
The occupation army of Pakistan and its  local collaborators committed one of  history’s worst genocides in Bangladesh killing countless unarmed Bangalis during in nine months of the War of Independence.Jamaat and a host of parties opposed to liberty collaborated with the occupation army of Pakistan.

 

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