Live: India, Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of victory against Pakistan
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<p>Today is Victory Day in Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the nation emerged as an independent country following a nine-month-long bloodstained War of Liberation against the Pakistani occupation forces.</p>Key Updates
16 Dec 2021, 6:19 PM (IST)
Vijay Divas: History, significance and glory
Vijay Divas or Victory day is written in golden letters in India and Bangladesh's history...Read More
16 Dec 2021, 4:10 PM (IST)
16 Dec 2021, 4:05 PM (IST)
Pictures: Sam Manekshaw & struggle for Bangladesh: How Indian army destroyed Pak in 1971
Manekshaw who was the Army chief during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.
16 Dec 2021, 3:38 PM (IST)
December 4, 1971: How Indian Navy's 'Operation Trident' in 1971 destroyed Karachi port
The Indian Navy formed the covert Karachi Strike Group to destroy Pakistan's main harbour which had deployed the Pakistani fleet.
16 Dec 2021, 2:55 PM (IST)
Pictures: How Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini vanquished the Pak Army in 1971 India-Pakistan war
Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini (freedom warriors) was instrumental in fighting a guerrilla war against the Pakistan Army as a paramilitary force during the war of liberation in 1971.
16 Dec 2021, 10:41 AM (IST)
Opinion | Indian President's visit to Bangladesh on 'Victory Day' is a huge gesture
The birth of Bangladesh in 1971 – a happening which was largely possible due to India’s direct and indirect intervention both diplomatically, and militarily.
16 Dec 2021, 10:38 AM (IST)
16 Dec 2021, 10:34 AM (IST)
1971 war: The story of India's victory, Pak's surrender, Bangladesh freedom
For India and its neighbours Bangladesh and Pakistan, December 16 is a significant day.
In 1971, India defeated Pakistan in a war that resulted in the formation of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan).
Pakistan lost half of its nation, its eastern forces, and had to officially surrender to India on this day 47 years ago.
After World War II, it was also the largest military surrender.
Pakistan launched air strikes on 11 Indian airbases to start the conflict.
It was maybe the first time that India's three military battled together.
In response to the Pakistan Army's actions in the west, India moved fast and took around 15,010 kilometres of Pakistani land.
The conflict came to an end when Pakistan's military head, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, surrendered with 93,000 troops to the Indian Army and Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini.
Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen Aurora. (Photo: Wikipedia)
16 Dec 2021, 10:29 AM (IST)
Victory Day (Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh observed on December 16 to commemorate the victory of Bangladeshi forces against Pakistani forces in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
General AAK Niazi, the Pakistani forces' commanding commander, surrendered with his 93,000 soldiers of the Pakistan Armed Forces Eastern Command to Indian forces and Mukti Bahini, bringing the 9-month-long Bangladesh Liberation War, the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, and the official secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh to an end.
16 Dec 2021, 10:10 AM (IST)
