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Pledge to resist evil forces

Awami League leaders, activists and people of all classes and professions vowed to uphold the spirit of the Liberation War

December 16, 1971: Celebrating our great triumph

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December 16, 1971: Celebrating our great triumph

Indian photojournalist Raghu Rai took this photo during the liberation war in 1971

Foreign friends of 1971 in retrospect

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected

'I was overwhelmed with the thought that my child would be born in a free country'

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected

'I actually did not expect the war to end so soon'

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected

'My father-in-law announced the news of victory on loudspeaker'

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'

Selina Hossain. Photo: Collected

'We were excited to be liberated, but also saddened for those we had lost'

A K M Kamal Uddin Majumder. Photo: Collected

'I decided to go back to my village and find my parents'

Badiul Alam Majumdar. Photo: Collected

'I feel a little guilty that I could not directly participate'

'The war was not over on December 16'

'The war was not over on December 16'

A photo of Gorkha Regiment taken from Indian Gorkhas website. Photo: indiangorkhas.in

The unforgettable role of Gorkha Regiment in vanquishing Pakistani forces

Bangladesh: The rise of a Phoenix from the ashes

Bangladesh: The rise of a Phoenix from the ashes