December 16 is celebrated every year Victory Day in Bangladesh. This national holiday is celebrated, by the way, also in India, fanatical to the victory of the alliance of Indian and Bangladeshi troops Marta Bahini on Pakistani army December 16, 1971, during which the convict was taken more than 90 000 soldiers and officers.
The territory of modern Bangladesh, formerly known as East Bengal, from 1956 to 1971 was known as East Pakistan and was, consequently, under the Pakistani authorities.
