Bangladesh celebrates December as the Month of Victory and the 16th day of the month as Bijoy Dibosh (Victory Day). It was on December 16, 1971 that the Pakistan Army surrendered to Indian forces in Dhaka. Nearly 93,000 Pakistani soldiers and militiamen were taken Prisoners of War. On that day, the Bangladesh government that had operated in exile from Kolkata, formally shifted to Dhaka.Bang
Bangladesh celebrates December as the Month of Victory and the 16th day of the month as Bijoy Dibosh (Victory Day). It was on December 16, 1971 that the Pakistan Army surrendered to Indian forces in Dhaka. Nearly 93,000 Pakistani soldiers and militiamen were taken Prisoners of War. On that day, the Bangladesh government that had operated in exile from Kolkata, formally shifted to Dhaka.Bang
Efforts are on in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh to mar celebrations during the country's Bijoya Mash (Month of Victory) but we shall not buckle under pressure," a Mukti Joddha, now aged nearly 80, said from Dhaka.Bangladesh celebrates .