Bangladesh: 50 glorious years of progress and resilience

Bangladesh engraved a glorious chapter in the history of the world, when the Pakistani aggressors surrendered December 16, 1971.

As the country steps into her 50th year of independence, magnificent initiatives have been undertaken.

The shackles of subjugation were broken in December 1971 in exchange for the blood of masses who fought valiantly at the face of adversity.  December is the month of victory, our month of victory!

December fills our hearts with pride and joy!

Although the final victory was achieved on December 16, 1971, the foundation of an independent sunrise was laid even earlier. In his historic speech on 7 March 1971, people of East Pakistan took a solemn oath break free from the shackles of oppression.

Young men and women took to the streets, and fought against the brutality of the Pakistani military.

We have turned our tears in to strength, and gradually we have recovered from not just subjugation, political turmoil but also from the economic downfall.

Bangladesh has proved itself by graduating from the Least Developed Countries and stepped into a new era of economic prosperity.

Our remarkable progress in terms of standard of living and per capita income has startled the world, as we were once ridiculed as the ‘bottomless basket.’

The Bangladeshi youth are taking the country forward with new impetus and tackling the challenges of hunger, poverty and corruption. 

In their hearts, they have evoked the spirit of patriotism, democracy, glorious liberation war – and above all the spirit of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

We remember this day with pride, and honour the undaunting spirits of our valiant freedom fighters.