The nation is celebrating the Month of Victory with much festivity
and enthusiasm amid a series of programmes throughout December beginning
on Wednesday.
On December 16, 1971, Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistani
occupation forces after a nine-month-long bloodstained Liberation War
and the supreme sacrifices of three million people and the honour of two
lakh women.
Different socio-political, educational and cultural institutions and
organisations have chalked out various programmes to celebrate the
nation's great victory that was achieved under the leadership of Father
of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS.
Like the previous years, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal will observe the
December 1 as the Freedom Fighters Day. Marking the day, leaders of the
party’s central committee will pay homage at the ‘Shikha Chironton’ in
the Suhrawardy Udyan. It will also place wreaths at the graveyard of
valiant freedom fighters at Mirpur. Dhaka city unit of Jatiya
Samajtantrik Dal will hold a discussion there.
Jatiya Sechchhasebak League is supposed to pay respect at ‘Shikha
Chironton’ in the Suhrawardy Udyan at one minute past zero hours today.
On December 14, the nation will observe Martyred Intellectuals' Day to
commemorate those intellectuals who were killed by Pakistani forces and
their collaborators during the 1971 Liberation War, particularly on 25
March and 14 December 1971.
The Victory Day of the country will be celebrated on December 16 paying
homage to the martyrs for their supreme sacrifice for freeing the
country from the misrule and occupation of Pakistani ruler.
On December 16 in 1971, the commander of Pakistan occupation army,
General AAK Niazi, and his 93,000 soldiers surrendered to the allied
forces of freedom fighters and Indian army at Ramna Racecourse, now
Suhrawardy Udyan, in Dhaka following a miserable defeat in the war of
independence that broke out in March 25.