Bangladesh Genocide Remembrance Day
Genocide Remembrance Day (Bengali: গণহত্যা স্মরণ দিবস, romanized: Gaṇahatyā Smaraṇ Dibas) is a national day of remembrance in Bangladesh observed on 25 March in commemoration of the victims of the Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
| Genocide Remembrance Day গণহত্যা স্মরণ দিবস | |
|---|---|
National Martyrs' Memorial | |
| Observed by | Bangladesh Bangladeshi diaspora |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Commemoration of the Bangladesh genocide |
| Date | 25 March |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 2017 |
On 11 March 2017, the Jatiya Sangsad unanimously passed a resolution designating 25 March as a Genocide Remembrance Day. The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a result of the actions of the Pakistan Army during Operation Searchlight, which initiated the Bangladesh Genocide culminating with the Independence of Bangladesh.
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