Bangladeshi freedom fighters and civilians

Bangladesh wins independence after the liberation war

📅 16 December 1971

Pakistani forces surrendered in Dhaka after a war shaped by the Bengali struggle for self-determination, mass displacement, and Indian intervention. The Soviet Union had backed India diplomatically at...

Pakistani forces surrender in Dhaka and Bangladesh secures independence

📅 16 December 1971

Pakistani forces in East Pakistan surrendered to the joint command of Bangladeshi and Indian forces. The surrender ended the nine-month liberation war and established Bangladesh as an independent...