March 26 is celebrated as the Independence Day in Bangladesh. This commemorates the declaration of independence, and the start of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The day is a national holiday in Bangladesh, and is celebrated with parades, and paying of respect at Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, the national memorial at Savar near Dhaka. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... The Bangladesh Liberation War (two other names are also used occasionally) refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that lasted for roughly nine months in 1971. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jatiyo Smriti Soudho at Savar, a tribute to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War Jatiyo Smriti Soudho or National Martyrs Memorial is a monument in Bangladesh. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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