#Victory day bangladesh free#

We must renew our pledge to build a Bangladesh with the spirit of the War of Liberation,” he added. “We, the young generation, will continue fighting against them.

They still pose the question as to whether Bangladesh will be run on the basis of religion.”

Many youths, who came to show respect to the martyrs, said the spirit of the liberation war will be at stake if the collaborators of Pakistan occupation forces and their followers are not wiped out.Īnik Hossain, a student of Dhaka University, said, “The defeated forces of ’71 can never accept a secular Bangladesh. Many parents and guardians were seen with their children at the memorial. Then, the gate of the National Memorial was opened for all and people of different ages started placing flowers at the National Memorial to pay their deep respects to the martyrs.įreedom fighters and their family members, leaders and activists of different political parties, including main opposition Jatiya party and BNP, and socio-cultural organisations placed wreaths at the memorial.Ĭarrying red-green Bangladesh’s flag and wearing red-green dresses, people thronged the National Memorial. The two daughters of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman penned their feelings in the visitors’ book there. Her sister Sheikh Rehana accompanied her.

Sheikh Hasina, also President of the ruling Awami League, flanked by her party leaders, placed another wreath on behalf of her party. Then Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain placed wreaths at the National Memorial. This year, gala celebrations of golden jubilee of the country’s victory and birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman doubled joy and enthusiasm among the people.Īfter placing wreaths, the President and the Prime Minister stood in solemn silence for sometime as a mark of profound respect to the martyrs while the bugle played the last post. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the nation in paying homage to the martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar at 6:30am. Remembering the war heroes, marking 50 years of the great victory, people of the country also vowed to eliminate the followers of the defeated forces of the Liberation War in 1971. People from all walks of life paid glowing tributes to the bright sons of soil who laid down their lives in the nine-month war to liberate the country from the Pakistan occupation forces.

#Victory day bangladesh free#

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.The nation celebrated the golden jubilee of its glorious victory on Thursday with a renewed a pledge to make the country free from hunger, poverty and communalism. 'President Kovind is set to visit Bangladesh on 15-17 December at the invitation of the President of Bangladesh M Abdul Hamid as a unique sign of good relations between the two neighbouring countries,' he said. In a reflection of close ties, India is also hosting a number of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.īangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, at a virtual press conference here on Tuesday, called President Kovind's visit a ceremonial one but emphasised that all issues of bilateral ties were expected to be reviewed as part of his tour. He will represent India as the guest of honour in Bangladesh's 50th Victory Day celebrations here. It is President Kovind's first trip abroad since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday arrived here on a maiden three-day State Visit during which he will hold talks with his counterpart and attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's 1971 independence from Pakistan.