Lesson 6/63 min

Victory Day

1. 1

   On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani forces surrendered at the Racecourse ground in Dhaka; this day is Victory Day.

2. 2

   Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi signed the instrument of surrender for Pakistan.

3. 3

   The surrender was accepted by the Chief of the Joint Forces, Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora.

4. 4

   Group Captain A. K. Khandker, Deputy Chief of the Mukti Bahini, represented Bangladesh at the ceremony.

5. 5

   The war lasted about nine months.