CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Also known as Bijoy Dibos, Bangladesh Victory Day is celebrated on December 16 every year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vijay Diwas or Victory Day is commemorated on December 16, marking the end of the 1971 Indo-Pak War and the liberation of Bangladesh. India declared victory on this day 51 years ago after Pakistan signed the Instrument of Surrender.

Detailed explanation-3: -16 December: Victory Day Pakistani occupation forces were completely defeated by the freedom fighters. On 16 December 1971, 93,000 soldiers of the Pakistan army, surrendered at the Racecourse ground in Dhaka. The victory marked the emergence of Bangladesh as a free independent nation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Victory day (weRq w‘em) is celebrated on 16 December commemorating the ultimate victory in our Liberation War in 1971. On this day in 1971, Pakistani Army surrendered in Dhaka marking the end of nine months atrocities in Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -The surrender took place at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi and Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, Joint Commander of Indian and Bangladesh Forces, signed the instrument amid thousands of cheering crowds at the racecourse.