Vijay Diwas, is
commemorated every 16 December in India, to Indian military's victory over
Pakistan in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from
Pakistan. The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral and unconditional
surrender of the Pakistan Army and subsequent secession of East Pakistan into
Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, along with 93,000 troops, surrendered to the allied
forces consists of Indian Army and Mukti Bahini, led by General Jagjit Singh
Arora, of India in the Ramna Race Course, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in Dhaka after
their defeat in the war. Same day an event is commemorated in Bangladesh as Bijoy
Dibos.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Vijay Diwas
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