Bangladesh pays tribute to Indian War Heroes on Vijay Diwas

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Government today remembered the 1971 war that marked the culmination of its freedom movement from Pakistan and paid rich tributes to the Indian Army's war heroes and its own freedom fighters. December 16, which marked Bangladesh's liberation from East Pakistan, is commemorated as Vijay Diwas each year.

"We remember those who fought for us. We remember those who came to our aid at the darkest hour of our nation.  In particular, we remember the thousands of Indian soldiers who stepped forward at the call of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to fight alongside our Muktibahini...", Bangladesh's Government said in a Facebook post.

In its post, the Government of Bangladesh recalled war heroes -- General Jagjeet Singh Arora and General M A G Osmani, General JFR Jacob, General Uban and "the rest of the General Staff, Commanding Officers, Officers and Men, doctors and nurses.

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The war came to an end after General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, the chief of the Pakistani forces, surrendered to the Indian Army and the Mukti Bahini in Dhaka with 93,000 troops.

The surrender had followed Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's famous challenge three days before. "You surrender or we wipe you out"was the message sent to Pakistan by the Field Marshal.

This morning, on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid rich tributes to the war heroes.

To celebrate the 'Vijay Diwas', PM Modi lit a "Swarnim Vijay Mashaal" at the National War Memorial in Delhi.

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