“In 10 years, we will see very changed and different countries. On the day of the celebration, huge crowds paid tribute to Bangladesh’s war heroes in the capital Dhaka and other cities, furthermore the Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated every year on March 26, a date that is definitely not random but singled out specifically to reference the morning of March 26, 1971, when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, which were known at the time as East Pakistan and West Pakistan, respectively, therefore it is not hard to imagine that the day is characterized by parades, speeches, fairs, and ceremonial events to commemorate that historic day in 1971. To play an important role in the matter was Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi when she provided extensive diplomatic and political support to the Bangladesh movement by touring many countries in a bid to create awareness of the Pakistani atrocities against Bengalis, the female Prime Minister’s commitment to this project will prove vital later during the war, in framing the world’s context of the war and to justify military action by India, in addition, following Pakistan’s defeat, it ensured prompt recognition of the newly independent state of Bangladesh. To cut it short, the whole question of independence began on March 23, 1971, when ethnic violence broke out across East Pakistan among the Bengalis and the Urdu-speaking population known as Biharis, then, on December 16, 1971, the Pakistan Army surrendered to the Indian Armed Forces after months of unspeakable barbarities and an uncountable amount of blood that has been shed and Bangladesh was born, cut to today when Bangladesh is a sovereign and independent country and rightfully so. The main topic of the week has been the celebration of 50 years of liberation war victory against Pakistan, that was a war which involved terrible atrocities against the civilian population, so much so that, to this day, certain data remain obscure regarding the actual number of victims and perpetrators, also to remain unknown are the lasting scars of the conflict on the two countries and their population.
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