Bangladesh marks 50 years of winning war against Pakistan

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh connected Thursday marked 50 years of triumph implicit Pakistan successful a bloody warfare for independency by hosting a subject parade with the Indian president arsenic a impermanent of honor.

On Dec. 16, 1971, Pakistani soldiers surrendered to a associated India-Bangladesh force, formally making Bangladesh a caller federation nether the enactment of independency person Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the begetter of existent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The warfare began connected March 26, and continued for 9 months earlier triumph was declared successful December, aided by India nether Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Thursday’s celebrations were attended by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, who was connected a two-day sojourn to the Muslim-majority country.

After arriving connected Wednesday, Kovind held discussions with Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid successful Dhaka.

Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, said the 2 leaders discussed issues of interest, including connectivity and trade, practice successful combat against COVID-19 and improvement partnerships.

Hasina and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen besides received Kovind.

“In 10 years, we volition spot precise changed and antithetic countries. We are looking astatine greenish technologies, renewables successful this epoch of clime alteration to make employment, IT and integer platforms, startups,” said Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.