To commemorate the 50th year anniversary of victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, Bangaladesh Army will take part in the Republic Day Parade on 26 January, reports Livemint.
In the 50th year of Indian victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, a Bangladesh Army delegation would be taking part in this year’s Republic Day parade on January 26: Defence Officials
— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2021
Both nations are going to celebrate 50th year of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which led to the creation of a new nation of Bangladesh.
Military historians are still studying how the Indian Army managed to such huge victory in the shortest and fastest in military history after the end of Second World War.
India, in 1971 helped librate East Pakistan from the clutches of the Punjabi Army of West Pakistan which murdered over 3 million Muslims and Hindus of East Pakistan and raped over two lakh women.
The war also saw the Indian army take 93,000 Pakistani troops as Prisoner of War (POW) as Pakistan Army General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi signed the instrument of surrender. Niazi is supposedly also related to Pakistan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi.
In 2021, Republic day celebration, the chief guest is Prime Minister Boris Johnson and it must also be noted that India just approved the Covid vaccine made by Oxford Astrazeneca which is manufactured in India by the Serum Institute.
2021 is also a milestone for Bangladesh as it will mark 50 years of its existence which has seen this nation develop its economy and now has a better growth rate than Pakistan.