Bangladesh Marks Independence Day and Genocide Day, Recalling 1971 Atrocities
Bangladesh has solemnly observed Genocide Day, with discussions held in Khulna, and marked Independence Day with pride, bowing to martyrs and recalling the 1971 atrocities of Operation Searchlight, including a daughter's recollection of her father being taken.
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'Pre-planned massacre’: Bangladesh marks Genocide Day, slams Pakistan over 1971
In a solemn observance of Genocide Day, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed his profound condemnation of the atrocious acts committed by the Pakistani military during Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971. He referred to this tragic event, where countless unarmed civilians were mercilessly targeted, as an indelible stain on history
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On the night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight, a planned military offensive designed to crush Bengali demands for democracy, autonomy and the transfer of power after the Awami League's electoral victory in Pakistan'
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