Eight valiant freedom fighters and two serving officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces arrived in India on Sunday to participate in Biijoy Dibas (Victory Day) celebrations at Kolkata, marking the 53rd anniversary of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

Similarly, eight Indian War veterans and two serving officers of Indian Armed Forces reached Dhaka to participate in Bangladesh’s Victory Day celebrations.

To commemorate the Liberation War of 1971, Bangladesh and India invite each other’s war veterans and serving officers to participate annually in each other’s Victory Day celebrations.

These bilateral visits provide a platform for Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian war veterans to celebrate the unique friendship of the two countries and to renew memories of the Liberation War, which epitomises the shared sacrifices of the armed forces of India and Bangladesh for the cause of Bangladesh’s freedom from occupation, oppression and mass atrocities.