Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI:India and Bangladesh invited each other’s War Veterans and serving officers to participate annually in the Victory Day celebrations to commemorate the Liberation War of 1971, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a Facebook post on December 16.
On the 54th anniversary of the Liberation War, eight valiant Muktijoddhas and two serving officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces arrived in India on December 14 to participate in Vijay Diwas celebrations at Kolkata. Similarly, eight Indian War Veterans and two serving officers of the Indian Armed Forces reached Dhaka on December 15 to participate in Bangladesh’s Victory Day celebrations, it added.
“These exchange visits provide a platform for Bangladeshi Muktijoddhas and Indian War Veterans to celebrate the unique friendship between our two countries and to renew memories of the Liberation War, which epitomises the shared sacrifices of the armed forces of Bangladesh and India for Bangladesh’s freedom from occupation, oppression and mass atrocities,” the Indian High Commission said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 15 extended greetings on the occasion. In a post in X, Modi remembered the courageous armed forces who fought tooth and nail in the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
President Droupadi Murmu also paid her respects, recalling the devotion and patriotism of the Indian Armed Forces in the battle. The Indian Army recalled the heroism and nationalism of the Indian Armed Forces by sharing the historic tale of the liberation of Bangladesh through a social media post by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information.