Bangladesh’s unanimously adopted a resolution declaring March 25 as Genocide Day.
This is in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani Army in the night of March 25, 1971.
Condemning the denial of history by Pakistan, the Bangladeshi legislators passed the motion unanimously after a marathon seven-hour discussion on Saturday night.
A total of 56 MPs, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, took part.
The Pakistan Army swooped on unarmed civilians on the night of March 25, 1971, to crush the Bengali rebellion following refusal by the military leadership to accept the election results of 1970 in which the Awami League got thumping majority .
‘Operation Searchlight’ began in the first hours of March 25 in Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Know More- Capital: Dhaka
- Currency: Bangladeshi taka
- Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
- Population: 156.6 million (2013) World Bank
- President: Abdul Hamid
