March 25, New Delhi – Bangladesh is observing Genocide Day today in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.The day marks one of the darkest chapters in the...
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Dhaka/New Delhi, March 25 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for the establishment of the "spirit of equality, human dignity, and social justice" that characterized the Liberation War, as the nation observed Genocide Day on Wednesday.The Pakistani army launched "Operation...
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Dhaka, March 25 – On Wednesday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman described the events of March 25, 1971, as a "pre-planned massacre" and one of the most brutal chapters in the nation's history, as the country observed Genocide Day in remembrance of those killed during the crackdown by...