The Month of Victory starts today
The nation is all set to celebrate the Month of Victory
that starts today, through different festivities and programmes to be
held throughout the month.
On December 16, 1971, Bangladesh became independent from the Pakistani occupation forces after a nine-month-long Liberation War.
Throughout the month, different socio-political and cultural
organisations, and educational institutions will be arranging numerous
programmes to celebrate the victory achieved under the leadership of
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The “Freedom Fighters’ Day” will also be observed today, the first day of December, by several organisations.
The programme includes placing floral wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the capital.
Teachers, students, and staffers of Dhaka University (DU) are to arrange different programmes on the campus today as part of the Victory Day celebration.
Besides, a play titled “First Dawn of Month of Victory” will be staged at Hakim Chattar on the campus at 7:00am by Podokkhep Bangladesh.
The DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (administration) Prof Muhammad Samad is the chief guest at the programme.
To inaugurate the month-long programmes, Bangabandhu Parishad will hold a discussion at its central office in Dhaka at 10:00am.
Other organisations, including Amra Muktijoddhar Shantan and the National Freedom Fighters Foundation, will organise various programmes across the country to celebrate the month.
On December 14, the nation will observe the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day to commemorate and pay homage to the intellectuals killed by the Pakistani forces and their collaborators in 1971.
The Victory Day will be celebrated on December 16.
On this day in 1971, General AAK Niazi, the commander of Pakistan army, and his 93,000 soldiers surrendered to the allied forces of freedom fighters and Indian army at Ramna Racecourse, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in Dhaka.
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