Auto-moto-rally in Dhaka marking Russia’s Victory Day
The first time auto-moto-rally takes place in Dhaka in honour of the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union/ Russia's victory in the Great Patriotic War.
On 9 May this year, a motorcade of cars and motorcycles with flying banners of victory in the colours of St George's Ribbon proceeded along Manik Mia Avenue in the capital city, said a press release of the Russian Embassy in Dhaka.
The association of the Russian Compatriots in Bangladesh "Rodina" and the Soviet/Russian Alumni Association of Bangladesh, organised the auto-moto rally in Dhaka for the first time, marking the special day of Russia.
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The Bangladeshis and compatriots, living and working in the country, joined this commemorative action.
The Great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia and some other former republics of the Soviet Union to describe the war fought during the period between 22 June 1941 and 9 May 1945 along the many fronts of the Eastern Front of World War II, primarily between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
