Victory Day
16 December, the day the 1971 Liberation War ended in victory.
Compiled from encyclopedias and other published sources. I haven't checked every detail myself.
- Date
- 16 December
- Year
- 1971
- Place
- Dhaka
- Observed as
- A national holiday in Bangladesh
Overview
On 16 December 1971, Pakistani forces in East Pakistan surrendered in Dhaka. That ended the Liberation War, which had lasted about nine months after it began in March 1971.
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh. Independence Day is a separate day, 26 March.