Victory Day of Bangladesh
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Victory Day of Bangladesh is a national holiday commemorating the country's victory and independence in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Victory Day | 3 |
| Victory Day of Bangladesh canonical | 3 |
| Independence Day (Bangladesh) | 1 |
| Victory Day (Bangladesh) | 1 |
| বিজয় দিবস | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Victory Day of Bangladesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh Victory Day
Bijoy Dibos ⓘ Bijoy Dibos ⓘ
surface form:
Bijoy Dibosh
|
| commemorates |
independence of Bangladesh
ⓘ
victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ |
| conflict | Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| date | 16 December ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
cultural events
ⓘ
hoisting of the national flag ⓘ laying of wreaths at national monuments ⓘ military parades ⓘ parades ⓘ political speeches ⓘ singing of patriotic songs ⓘ special prayers for martyrs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of independence
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ remembrance of martyrs ⓘ |
| honors |
civilian victims of the 1971 war
ⓘ
freedom fighters of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Bengali ⓘ |
| locationOfCelebration |
Dhaka
ⓘ
throughout Bangladesh ⓘ |
| mainCeremonyLocation | National Parade Ground, Dhaka ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
national television broadcasts
ⓘ
special newspaper supplements ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Bangladeshi diaspora
ⓘ
citizens of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| observedOn | 16 December 1971 ⓘ |
| officialStatus | national holiday of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| partOf | national identity of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bangladesh Independence Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Independence Day of Bangladesh
Language Movement of 1952 ⓘ
surface form:
Language Movement Day
|
| significance |
marks emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state
ⓘ
marks surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan ⓘ |
| startYearOfObservation | 1972 ⓘ |
| symbol |
National Martyrs’ Memorial
ⓘ
Shaheed Minar in Dhaka ⓘ
surface form:
Shaheed Minar
flag of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | secular holiday ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1971 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victory Day (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form:
Independence Day (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form:
Bangladesh Victory Day
this entity surface form:
Bangladesh Victory Day
this entity surface form:
Victory Day (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form:
Bangladesh Victory Day
this entity surface form:
বিজয় দিবস