![]() ![]() President M Abdul Hamid will be present as the chief guest while his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind will be the guest of honour at the discussion. Marking the two celebrations, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary celebration National Implementation Committee has taken up a two-day special program titled 'The Great Hero of the Great Victory' at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka from December 16 to 17.Īt the beginning of the first day's program, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to administer an oath to the nation at 4:30pm on Thursday as part of the celebrations.Īt the second session of the program, a discussion will be held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will issue separate messages on the occasion, paying glowing tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War in 1971. ![]() The celebration of Victory Day this year has added a new dimension as the day is set to be celebrated coinciding with two giant celebrations - the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of the country's independence. On December 16 in 1971, Bangladesh was born as an independent country under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of three million people and the honour of nearly half a million women. In September, Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army came to India and this was followed by the visit of Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy in October.The nation is set to celebrate the 51st Victory Day, the most precious day of the Bangali people, on Thursday as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on the day 50 years back after a nine-month-long bloodstained War of Liberation. In 2021 all the three Service Chiefs of Bangladesh visited India and from India in April Army Chief Gen MM Naravane visited that country and this was followed by the then Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited in June. ![]() The defence cooperation between the two countries has increased and New Delhi has extended USD 500 million Defence Line of Credit to consolidate ties further. They had worked together with the courageous Muktijoddhas in their courageous struggle. Mr Singh during his visit to the High Commission highlighted how the Indian Armed Forces and paramilitary forces had worked together. More than 1650 brave Indian soldiers made the supreme sacrifice during that struggle. In 1971, on this date, the Battle of Garibpur started and Indian forces and Bangladeshi liberation forces came together to fight against the Pakistani forces. Mr Singh was accompanied by the three chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and CDS Bipin Rawat.Įvery year November 21 is observed as Armed Forces Day in neighboring Bangladesh. On the occasion of Armed Forces Day of Bangladesh, on Monday, defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a break from protocol, visited Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. ![]() The celebrations were kicked off in 2020 and earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Dhaka to celebrate the Golden Era of friendship and had travelled the length and breadth of that country. It was a war between India and Pakistan which finally led to the formation of Bangladesh. Several programmes have been planned to celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh’s war of liberation in 1971. India and Bangladesh are both celebrating the golden jubilee of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. ![]()
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