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Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's victory in a war against an enemy force, or a country's liberation from enemy occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may observe the same holiday, with the most prominent combined celebrations occurring in states celebrating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
Victory Day is celebrated officially throughout Bangladesh as a special day. It is observed specially every year on 16 December. A proclamation issued on 22 January 1972 designated the day for celebration as a national day in Bangladesh and declared an official holiday. After nine months of war, on 16 December 1971 about 91,634 members of the Pakistani forces formally surrendered at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. As a result, Bangladesh emerged as an independent and sovereign state.
On this occasion the day is observed every year in Bangladesh with due solemnity and immense enthusiasm and excitement. The day begins at dawn on 16 December with 31 rounds of gun salute. Members of the army, navy and air force join the combined military parade held at the National Parade Square. The President and the Prime Minister take the salute as part of the parade. Large numbers of people gather to watch the parade.
As part of paying homage to those killed in the War of Liberation, the President, the Prime Minister, leaders and activists of the opposition parties, various social and cultural organisations and people from all walks of life lay floral wreaths at the National Martyrs' Memorial at Savar in Dhaka.
The surrender of the Pakistan army brought the nine-month War of Liberation to an end and gave birth to an independent state named Bangladesh (a term that later came into use). All countries under the United Nations recognised Bangladesh in the month of independence.
Some Special Events of Victory Day:-
- 1971: The State Bank of Pakistan was renamed Bangladesh Bank.
- 1972: The first constitution of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was published.
- 1972: On 15 December, state titles for special contributions to the War of Liberation were announced through the Bangladesh Gazette.
- 1996: The silver jubilee (25 years) was celebrated.
- 2013: At the National Parade Ground, 27,117 volunteers gathered together with the red and green blocks of Bangladesh's national flag, setting a new world record for the world's largest human flag.
- 2021: The golden jubilee (50 years) was celebrated.
