![]() The Pakistani General Amir Niazi finally surrendered to Allied General Jagjit Aurora on 16 December at the Ramna Race Course in downtown Dhaka. Pakistan, however, fought back.Īided by India, and by the logistical difficulty of holding onto a land so geographically separated from their homeland, Pakistan was finally defeated. Finally, in 1971, a revolt broke out as Bengalis demanded self-rule. Later, Pakistan began to refuse equal status to the Bengali language and otherwise ignite resentment in Bangladesh. However, West Pakistan (modern Pakistan) was separated by hundreds of miles from East Pakistan (Bangladesh), which made for a most unnatural union. "It marks the Triveni of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Bangladesh, 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries and also the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman," Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Wednesday at a briefing.The union with Pakistan only came about as a result of the partition of British India into Muslim and Hindu “zones” in 1947 – India becoming one nation and Pakistan another. The year 2021 is an important one for India-Bangladesh relationship. Jagjit Singh Aurora in Dhaka, and East Pakistan was declared as the newly liberated "Bangladesh". Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, heading 93,000 Pakistani troops, surrendered to the Indian Army under the command of Lt. ![]() India was the second country to recognise Bangladesh after Bhutan. ![]() Prime Minister Hasina was seen excitedly applauding the march-past, the fly-past, aerobatics display, armoury acquisitions of different regiments and contingents of the armed forces, on the parade ground.Ī Bangladeshi tri-services contingent also participated at India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on January 26 this year.Įarlier, President Hamid and Prime Minister Hasina paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar. The armed forces also displayed their defence hardware and weapons at the ceremony at the National Parade Square along with an impressive march-past and the fly-past. Twenty-three contingents of Bangladesh’s Army, Navy, Air Force and other paramilitary units as well as non-military and utility services and ministries joined the parade. The US and Mexico sent military observer groups which too took part in the parade. The Indian contingent was the largest one to join the parade with 122 members, including a military band. This was the first time when foreign troops participated in the Victory Day ceremony since Bangladesh’s independence. They had their military bands of their own during the march-past. President Hamid took the salute at the ceremony from a saluting dais while his Indian counterpart Kovind witnessed the parade along with Prime Minister Hasina.īesides India, military contingents from Russia and Bhutan also joined the parade. Kovind was the lone foreign head of state to join the celebrations. A 122 member tri-services contingent from Indian Armed Forces also participated in the Victory Day celebrations,” Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a tweet. “President Ram Nath Kovind attends Victory Day Parade at National Parade Ground in Dhaka. President Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind were greeted by President Hamid and Prime Minister Hasina on their arrival at the venue. President Kovind, who is here on a maiden three-day State Visit, joined as the "Guest of Honour" at the National Parade Ground to mark the golden jubilee of the Victory Day of Bangladesh.
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