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Bangladesh celebrate there independence day on March 26 every year. This day also called as the National day of Bangladesh. On this day in 1971 Bangladesh (that time East Pakistan)declaraed the indenpendence of East pakistan from the West pakistan, and start the Bangladesh Liberation War. The day is a national holiday in Bangladesh, and is celebrated with parades, and paying of respect at Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, the national memorial at Savar near Dhaka.
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Bangladesh
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26 March
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In August 1947, the Partition of India gave birth to two new states; a secular state named India and an Pakistan. But Pakistan comprised two geographically and culturally separate areas to the east and the west of India. The western zone was popularly termed West Pakistan and the eastern zone (modern-day Bangladesh) was initially termed East Bengal and later, East Pakistan.On 25 March 1971, rising political discontent and cultural nationalism in East Pakistan was met by brutal suppressive force from the ruling elite of the West Pakistan establishment in what came to be termed Operation Searchlight.The violent crackdown by West Pakistan forces led to East Pakistan declaring its independence as the state of Bangladesh and to the start of civil war.On 16 December 1971, the allied forces of the Indian army and the Mukti Bahini decisively defeated the West Pakistani forces.
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Wikipedia : Independence Day (Bangladesh)
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