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| {{short description|Victory day of Bangladeshi Allied Forces in the Liberation War of 1971}}
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| |holiday_name = Bijoy Dibos (Bangladesh), Vijay Diwas (India)
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| |caption = Signing of the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]] by Pakistan's Lt.Gen. [[A. A. K. Niazi]] to the Indian and Allied Forces in [[Dhaka]] on 16 Dec' 1971.
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| |date = 16 December
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| |scheduling = same day each year
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| '''Bijoy Dibos''' ({{lang-bn|বিজয় দিবস}}) or '''Vijay Diwas''' ({{lang-hi|विजय दिवस}}, lit. Victory Day) is commemorated every 16th December in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], to observe India’s victory over [[Pakistan]] in War of 1971 for the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan]]. The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral and unconditional surrender of the [[Pakistan Army]] and subsequent secession of [[East Pakistan]] into [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victory Day {{!}} Armed Forces Division(AFD)|url=https://www.afd.gov.bd/media/important-occations/victory-day|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.afd.gov.bd|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026035448/https://afd.gov.bd/media/important-occations/victory-day|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Victory Day in Bangladesh in 2021 {{!}} by Office Holidays|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/amp/holidays/bangladesh/bangladesh-victory-day|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.officeholidays.com|archive-date=27 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227011253/https://www.officeholidays.com/amp/holidays/bangladesh/bangladesh-victory-day|url-status=live}}</ref> On this day in 1971, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General [[Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi]], along with 93,000 troops, surrendered to the allied forces consists of [[Mukti Bahini]] and Indian Army, led by General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]], of India in the Ramna Race Course, now [[Suhrawardy Udyan]], in Dhaka after their defeat in the war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victory Day {{!}} Armed Forces Division(AFD)|url=https://www.afd.gov.bd/media/important-occations/victory-day|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.afd.gov.bd|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026035448/https://afd.gov.bd/media/important-occations/victory-day|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/vijay-diwas-16th-december/|title=Why Do India Celebrate 'Vijay Diwas' On 16th December|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=2017-12-17|work=SSBToSuccess|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en-US|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051552/http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/vijay-diwas-16th-december/|url-status=live}}</ref> The then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, extended her full support to the liberation struggle of (East Pakistan) Bangladesh that helped it to become a free nation. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Diwas 2020: All you need to know about 1971 Indo-Pak war and birth of Bangladesh|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/vijay-diwas-2020-all-you-need-to-know-about-1971-indo-pak-war-and-birth-of-bangladesh/695049|access-date=2020-12-16|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033342/https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/vijay-diwas-2020-all-you-need-to-know-about-1971-indo-pak-war-and-birth-of-bangladesh/695049|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| On 16 December every year, Citizens, senior officials, students & war veterans lay wreaths and remember the sacrifices of the soldiers. In this day 16th December is observed in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-16|title=Vijay Diwas 2020: विजय दिवस पर जानिए कैसे हुआ बांग्लादेश का जन्म?|url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/vijay-diwas-2020/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=S A NEWS|language=en-US|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216123704/https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/vijay-diwas-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> Every Year on this day people of Bangladesh shower's their respect to Freedom fighters, Martyrs & [[Birangonas]] (''A term used to refer Women Freedom Fighters'').
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| ==See also==
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| {{commonscat|Vijay Dibos}}
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| * [[Kargil Vijay Diwas]]
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| * [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan]]
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| * [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts]]
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| * [[Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
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| * [[Mitro Bahini order of battle]]
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| * [[Victory Day (Bangladesh)]]
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| == References ==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Bangladesh Liberation War}}
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| [[Category:Victory days]]
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| [[Category:December observances]]
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| [[Category:Annual events in India]]
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| [[Category:Annual events in Bangladesh]]
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