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Indira Gandhi took a strong stance for Bangladesh when the giants collided. Photo: Collected
Victory Day

When giants collided over the Liberation of Bangladesh

“My parents had heard that I died in the Nakol war”
Victory Day

“My parents had heard that I died in the Nakol war”

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

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

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”
Victory Day

“When I came back, I saw the body of those two soldiers lying limp in a pool of blood”

From left: Saidur Rahman Patel, Kazi Salahuddin, Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Subimol Chandra Das
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'What I felt right at that moment can’t be expressed in words'

Qayyum Khan/TBS illustration
Victory Day

'The tiger is dead. The tiger is dead'

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

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

“Look at me now, I am a rickshaw-van puller”
Victory Day

“Look at me now, I am a rickshaw-van puller”

Witnessing the surrender of Pakistan
Victory Day

Witnessing the surrender of Pakistan

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

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

War-wounded freedom fighters and families of martyred freedom fighters receive gifts sent by PM Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Courtesy.
Victory Day

PM greets freedom fighters with gifts on 50th Victory Day

Captain (retired) AB Tajul Islam. Photo: Collected
Victory Day

“We made sacrifices, we were ready to give up our lives”

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'