Victory Day (Bangladesh)

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Victory day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôe Dibôsh) is celebrated on December 16 in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending a 9 month war of independence. Pakistani General AAK Niazi surrendered officially to the Allied forces commander General Jagjit Singh Aurora. Bangladesh gained independence after 9 months of a long and bloody struggle.

India also commemorates victory over Pakistan on the same day in 1971 on Vijay Diwas.

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